Ballard Memorial High School
Public high school, 9 to ungraded · Barlow, Kentucky
Ballard Memorial High School in Barlow, Kentucky enrolled 276 students in 2024-25 with 20.4 full-time teachers, 13.6 students per teacher against the Kentucky high-school median of 15.8. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 55-59% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 60-69% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Kentucky: 44.7% and 38.4%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90% or more (Kentucky: 91.4%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 9%
260 students in 2022-23, 265 students in 2023-24, 276 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 22.3 to 20.4.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 260 | 22.3 | 11.7 |
| 2023-24 | 265 | 21.0 | 12.6 |
| 2024-25 | 276 | 20.4 | 13.6 |
13.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 66 of every 100 Kentucky high schools
Among the 334 Kentucky high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.8; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
4 AP courses and one counselor per 277 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Ballard Memorial High School enrolled 277 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 14 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses4
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 277 of the 277 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions14
- Chronically absent25.4% (2022-23)
Who attends
88.4% of students were White, 8.0% of two or more races, 1.4% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White88.4%
- Two or more races8.0%
- Hispanic1.4%
- Black1.1%
- Asian1.1%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Ballard Memorial High School scored proficient or above: 55-59% in reading in 2021-22 and 60-69% in math in 2022-23, against 44.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.4% in math in 2022-23 across Kentucky. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Kentucky, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Kentucky |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 55‑59% | 55% | 44.7% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 60‑69% | 38% (2021-22) | 38.4% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
90% or more of the 53 students in Ballard Memorial High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 91.4% across Kentucky. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | Kentucky | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 90% or more | 90% or more | 91.4% |
| Students in the class | 53 | 53 | 49,023 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
What to look at next about Ballard Memorial High School
- McCracken County High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 14 miles away: 1,882 students, 18.3 per teacher (2024-25).14 mi
- Carlisle County High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 17 miles away: 184 students, 12.3 per teacher (2024-25).17 mi
- Compare Ballard Memorial High School with McCracken County High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Ballard County Schools spends per student$15,101 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,101
- The largest public schools in KentuckyBallard Memorial High School is the number 213 by size of 349 Kentucky high schools open in 2024-25.#213 of 349
- Kentucky schools by students per teacher13.6 students per teacher here against the Kentucky median of 15.8 for high schools.13.6:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Ballard Memorial High School
How many students attend Ballard Memorial High School?
276 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 260 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Barlow, KY.What is the student-teacher ratio at Ballard Memorial High School?
13.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Kentucky median for high schools is 15.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Ballard Memorial High School a Title I school?
Ballard Memorial High School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).How do students at Ballard Memorial High School do on state tests?
The students tested at Ballard Memorial High School scored proficient or above: 55-59% in reading in 2021-22 and 60-69% in math in 2022-23, against 44.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.4% in math in 2022-23 across Kentucky. Kentucky's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at Ballard Memorial High School?
90% or more of the 53 students in Ballard Memorial High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 91.4% across Kentucky. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Ballard Memorial High School in?
Ballard County Schools, NCES district ID 2100210. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 210021000036 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.