Stuart Pepper Middle School

Stuart Pepper Middle School is a middle-of-the-pack 6-8 campus in Brandenburg, Kentucky, run under Meade County. The school enrolls 702 students in grades 7 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 26% bigger than the state mean of about 558.

Stuart Pepper Middle School is one of 9 schools operated by Meade County, a district that hosts 4,921 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Stuart Pepper Middle School records that 86% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder consists of 5% multiracial, 5% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Stuart Pepper Middle School has 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.8:1 average. An estimated 40% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Stuart Pepper Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.1%; this one delivers 40.2%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Meade County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $74,355 per year, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Meade County runs 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,001 students), of which Stuart Pepper Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: David T. Wilson Elementary, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Stuart Pepper Middle School at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 47.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 13%: 805 students in 2018 compared to 702 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 92% to 86%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 21.8:1 in 2018 to 19.5:1 today.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.