Paris Middle School

Paris Middle School is a rural-scale 6-8 campus in Paris, Kentucky, operated by Paris Independent. The school caters to 180 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 558 students per school, that is 68% below typical.

Within Paris Independent, which oversees 4 schools and 859 students, Paris Middle School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Paris Middle School records that the most-represented group is White (51%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school logs 20% Hispanic, 16% Black, 13% multiracial. By comparison, Bourbon County as a whole is about 85% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Paris Middle School shows 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.8:1 average. Around 76% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Bourbon County's rate of about 66%.

After controlling for student poverty, Paris Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 37.0%, the actual is 28.3%, a residual of -8.7 points.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Bourbon County indicate the typical household earns roughly $61,354 per year, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Bourbon County runs 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,416 students), of which Paris Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is Paris High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Paris Middle School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Paris Middle School at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 30.1%.

Paris Middle School operates from a small-town location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Paris Middle School's enrollment has climbed 21% since 2018, when it stood at 149 (now 180). Class-load math has grew: from 13.0:1 in 2018 to 17.1:1 in 2025.

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