James R. Allen High School

James R. Allen High School operates as an one-room-style 9-12 campus in Brandenburg, Kentucky, operated by Meade County. Current enrollment sits at 39 students spanning grades 6 through 12. By comparison, Kentucky's public schools average about 558 students each, so James R. Allen High School sits 93% leaner than that benchmark.

James R. Allen High School is one of 9 schools operated by Meade County, a district that hosts 4,921 students overall.

On demographics, James R. Allen High School reports that the largest single group is White, at 77% of enrollment. The remainder looks like 13% multiracial, 10% Hispanic. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 89%.

On the income-and-resources front, James R. Allen High School records 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 16.6:1 average. Roughly 74% of students at James R. Allen High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Meade County runs at roughly 44%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, census data for Meade County shows the typical household earns roughly $74,355 per year, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Meade County's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,001 students), James R. Allen High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Meade County High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around James R. Allen High School.

The school occupies a rural site. Instruction is delivered virtually rather than at a physical campus, and enrollment crosses district lines.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 1200%: 3 students in 2018 compared to 39 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 0% to 10% across the same window. Class-load math has rose: from 1.5:1 in 2018 to 19.5:1 in 2025.

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