South Warren Middle School

South Warren Middle School is an intermediate school of medium-sized scale in Bowling Green, Kentucky, operated by Warren County, serveing 805 students in grades 7 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 44% bigger than the state mean of about 558.

South Warren Middle School is one of 30 schools operated by Warren County, a district that caters to 18,559 students overall.

Looking at the student body, South Warren Middle School records that the largest single group is White, at 71% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 13% Asian, 7% Black, 5% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.8:1 average. An estimated 46% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is lower than Warren County's rate of about 61%.

After controlling for student poverty, South Warren Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 60.2%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Warren County indicate median household income runs about $65,794, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Warren County's 45 public schools (combined enrollment of about 23,324 students), South Warren Middle School is one campus in the mix.

South Warren High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, South Warren Middle School comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 42.5%.

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

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 18%: 683 students in 2018 compared to 805 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 85% to 71% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 18.7:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for South Warren Middle School typically covers enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.