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C+

Bourbon County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Paris, Millersburg and North Middletown.

Paris’ School Grade C better than 26% of Kentucky school districts

Students
2,557
Schools
6
Spent per student
$14,390
KY $14,752
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
62%
Debt
$10.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Bourbon County School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 36% of Kentucky districts
  • Math proficiency 6 pts below the state
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 6.6% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $10.9M, about $4,269 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 36% 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 above the state, class of 2023
B−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
CParis 10,130Millersburg 745North Middletown 606

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Paris. Grade by grade →

K–53 elementary schoolsThis district
6–82 middle schoolsThis district
9–122 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. KY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency32%
State average 37.8% · 1,332 students tested
Reading / language arts41%
State average 44.7% · 1,331 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)93%
State average 91.4% · 214 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
$14,390 per student · 2% below KY
Spending
Classroom instruction 53%Support & administration 35%Other 12%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 35%State 44%Federal 21%

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

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

Enrollment over time
2,738’20
2,725’21
2,674’22
2,616’23
2,557’24

Down 6.6% since 2020–21.

Students
White 75%Hispanic 18%Two or more races 4%Black 2%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

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

Bourbon County Preschool Headstart
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Paris
198 students22:1
Bourbon Central Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Paris
C+
459 students15:1
Cane Ridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Paris
C
453 students14:1
North Middletown Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · North Middletown
D
128 students14:1
Bourbon County Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Paris
B−
555 students16:1
Bourbon County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Paris
C+
764 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.