Henderson County South Middle School

Set in Henderson, Kentucky, Henderson County South Middle School is a medium-sized middle school, one of the schools within Henderson County. It instructs 661 students across grades 6 through 8.

Henderson County comprises 13 schools with combined enrollment of 6,707 students; Henderson County South Middle School is among them.

Demographically, Henderson County South Middle School shows that the largest single group is White, at 75% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 9% Black, 8% multiracial, 6% Hispanic. By comparison, Henderson County as a whole is about 86% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Henderson County South Middle School has 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting Henderson County South Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 48% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Henderson County South Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 47.2%; this one delivers 47.7%.

In the area at large, Henderson County reports that median household income runs about $58,851, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. In all, Henderson County runs 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,707 students), of which Henderson County South Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Jefferson Elementary School, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Henderson County South Middle School. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Henderson County South Middle School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 44.7%.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 16%: 791 students in 2018 compared to 661 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 in 2025.

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