Lyon County Middle School

Lyon County Middle School, a rural-scale middle-grades school in Eddyville, Kentucky, operated by Lyon County, enrolls 210 students, covering grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 62% leaner than the state mean of about 558.

Lyon County runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 987 students. Lyon County Middle School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Lyon County Middle School lists that nearly all students (90%) are White. The remainder looks like 4% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Lyon County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Lyon County Middle School has 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.8:1. The state averages about 15.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 47% of students at Lyon County Middle School qualify 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), Lyon County Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 47.7%; this one delivers 60.6%.

In the broader community, census data for Lyon County shows the typical household earns roughly $65,066 per year, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Lyon County runs 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 987 students), of which Lyon County Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Lyon County Elementary School, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Lyon County Middle School. On composite proficiency, Lyon County Middle School comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 44.2%.

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

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lyon County Middle School has shrank 6%, going from 223 students in 2018 to 210 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 20.0:1 in 2018 to 15.8:1 in 2025.

On allk12, the feed for Lyon County Middle School typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.