Wurtland Middle School

Located at 700 Center Ave, in Wurtland, Kentucky, Wurtland Middle School is a tiny 6-8 campus that serves 202 students (grades 6 through 8), one of the schools within Greenup County. That puts it 64% below the typical public school in Kentucky, which averages around 558 students.

Wurtland Middle School is one of 7 schools operated by Greenup County, a district that hosts 2,509 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Wurtland Middle School logs that nearly all students (93%) are White. Other groups include 4% multiracial, 2% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, Wurtland Middle School shows 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.8:1 average. Around 70% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Greenup County's rate of about 53%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Wurtland Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 39.1%, the actual is 28.5%, a residual of -10.6 points.

In the surrounding community, census data for Greenup County shows median household income runs about $60,751, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Across Greenup County's 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,653 students), Wurtland Middle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Wurtland Elementary School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Wurtland Middle School comes 5th of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 35.5%.

Wurtland Middle School operates from a suburban location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 40%: 336 students in 2018 compared to 202 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 9.4:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.