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C+

Fleming County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Flemingsburg and Ewing.

Flemingsburg’s School Grade C+ better than 35% of Kentucky school districts

Students
2,183
Schools
5
Spent per student
$13,242
KY $14,752
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
56%
Debt
$31.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Fleming County School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 35% of Kentucky districts
  • Spends 10% less per student than the KY average
  • 15 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 11.1% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $31.4M, about $14,401 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 35% of the 172 Kentucky school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math below the state, 2021–22
C+
GraduationFour-year graduation close to the state, class of 2023
C
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C+Flemingsburg 3,005Ewing 231

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Flemingsburg. Grade by grade →

PK–6Flemingsburg Elementary SchoolThis district
7–8Simons Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Fleming County High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. KY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency33%
State average 37.8% · 1,064 students tested
Reading / language arts42%
State average 44.7% · 1,065 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 91.4% · 145 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$13,242 per student · 10% below KY
Spending
Classroom instruction 64%Support & administration 30%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 17%State 62%Federal 20%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,965’20
1,948’21
2,006’22
2,209’23
2,183’24

Up 11.1% since 2020–21.

Students
White 92%Hispanic 4%Two or more races 3%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

5 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Kentucky’s other public schools.

Flemingsburg Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Flemingsburg
B
577 students14:1
Ewing Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Ewing
B−
369 students15:1
Hillsboro Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hillsboro
B
224 students14:1
Simons Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Flemingsburg
B
342 students13:1
Fleming County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Flemingsburg
C+
671 students17:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Kentucky.