Public schools in Berea, KY
Berea has 9 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 2 high, 3 middle, 4 elementary, enrolling 4,658 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Madison County School District runs 6 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 2 districts and agencies that run Berea's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Berea | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madison County School District | 6 | 11,198 | $12,260 |
| Berea Independent School District | 3 | 1,086 | $17,169 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
2 high schools in Berea, 1,533 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Southern High School | 1,224 | 18.1 | 44.2% | Madison County |
| Berea Community High School | 309 | 14.0 | 47.6% | Berea Independent |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
3 middle schools in Berea, 1,106 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farristown Middle School | 463 | 16.9 | 40.0% | Madison County |
| Foley Middle School | 429 | 17.6 | 52.2% | Madison County |
| Berea Community Middle School | 214 | 10.7 | 63.6% | Berea Independent |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
4 elementary schools in Berea, 2,019 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston Elementary School | 608 | 16.3 | 51.5% | Madison County |
| Silver Creek Elementary School | 490 | 14.3 | 55.5% | Madison County |
| Shannon Johnson Elementary School | 473 | 15.1 | 53.1% | Madison County |
| Berea Community Elementary School | 448 | 12.8 | 63.8% | Berea Independent |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Berea's public schools compare with Kentucky's
The median Berea school has 15.1 students per full-time teacher, about the same as the Kentucky median of 15.0. 89% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 66% across the state. Its median school enrolls 463 students (state 437).
| Berea | Kentucky | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 15.1 | 15.0 |
| Median school size (students) | 463 | 437 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 89% | 66% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 100% | 90% |
| Charter schools | 0% | 0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 9 Berea schools and the 1,381 Kentucky schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Berea
- Madison County School DistrictRuns 6 of Berea's 9 public schools and spent $12,260 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,260
- Madison Southern High School, the largest high school in Berea1,224 students in 2024-25, 18.1 per teacher.1,224
- Compare Madison County School District with Berea Independent School DistrictBerea's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in KentuckyKentucky's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Berea addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
Other cities in Kentucky
- Louisville157 schools
- Lexington74 schools
- Bowling Green36 schools
- Owensboro31 schools
- Ashland18 schools
- Elizabethtown17 schools
- Frankfort17 schools
- Paducah17 schools
Questions about schools in Berea
How many public schools are in Berea, KY?
9 public schools with an address in Berea were open in 2024-25: 2 high, 3 middle, 4 elementary, enrolling 4,658 students.What is the largest high school in Berea?
Madison Southern High School, with 1,224 students in 2024-25 (Madison County School District).Which districts run Berea's schools?
Madison County School District (6 schools), Berea Independent School District (3 schools). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25