Spencer County Middle School

Spencer County Middle School is one of the mid-sized intermediate schools in Taylorsville, Kentucky, one of the schools within Spencer County, with 690 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. That puts it 24% above the typical public school in Kentucky, which averages around 558 students.

Spencer County Middle School is one of 6 schools operated by Spencer County, a district that educates 3,341 students overall.

On demographics, Spencer County Middle School logs that nearly all students (90%) are White. Beyond that, the school records 4% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Spencer County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Spencer County Middle School shows 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.7:1. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 42% of students at Spencer County Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Spencer County Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 49.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 40.4%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Spencer County put the typical household earns roughly $102,618 per year, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Spencer County's 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,341 students), Spencer County Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Spencer County Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Spencer County Middle School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 43.3%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Spencer County Middle School has held roughly steady, going from 694 students in 2018 to 690 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 19.3:1 in 2018 to 17.7:1 in 2025.

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