Knox County Middle School

Knox County Middle School is one of the mid-tier 6-8 campuss in Barbourville, Kentucky, part of Knox County, with 522 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8.

Knox County Middle School is one of 14 schools operated by Knox County, a district that caters to 3,738 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Knox County Middle School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (96%). Compared to Knox County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 77% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Knox County Middle School sits in the top 10% of Kentucky schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 36.5%; actual is 53.2%, +16.6 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Across the wider county, Knox County reports that the typical household earns roughly $32,527 per year, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 33% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Knox County's 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,276 students), Knox County Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Knox County Learning Academy, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Knox County Middle School. On composite proficiency, Knox County Middle School comes 4th of 5 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 62.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Knox County Middle School has edged up 15%, going from 455 students in 2018 to 522 in 2025.

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