Whitesburg Middle School

Whitesburg Middle School operates as a minimally staffed junior high in Whitesburg, Kentucky, overseen by Letcher County. Current enrollment sits at 191 students spanning grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 558 students per school, that is 66% smaller than typical.

Letcher County comprises 9 schools with combined enrollment of 2,429 students; Whitesburg Middle School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Whitesburg Middle School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (99%). Compared to Letcher County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.2:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting Whitesburg Middle School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 65% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Whitesburg Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 40.9%, the actual is 43.2%, a residual of +2.3 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Letcher County) logs that median household earnings sit near $41,793, roughly 13% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 18%. Whitesburg Middle School is one of 11 public schools in Letcher County (combined enrollment of about 2,882 students).

The closest other public school is West Whitesburg Elementary School, roughly 0.0 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Whitesburg Middle School comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 38.1%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Whitesburg Middle School's enrollment has fell 10% since 2018, when it stood at 213 (now 191). The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 17.2:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.