Berea Community High School
Public high school, 9 to ungraded · Berea, Kentucky
Berea Community High School in Berea, Kentucky enrolled 309 students in 2024-25 with 22.1 full-time teachers, 14.0 students per teacher against the Kentucky high-school median of 15.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 45-49% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 40-44% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Kentucky: 44.7% and 38.4%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 85-89% (Kentucky: 91.4%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 12% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 13%
353 students in 2022-23, 328 students in 2023-24, 309 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 19.6 to 22.1.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 353 | 19.6 | 18.0 |
| 2023-24 | 328 | 21.6 | 15.2 |
| 2024-25 | 309 | 22.1 | 14.0 |
14.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 64 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).
7 AP courses and one counselor per 356 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Berea Community High School enrolled 356 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 10 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses7
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 356 of the 356 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions10
- Chronically absent49.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
82.2% of students were White, 7.8% Hispanic, 7.8% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White82.2%
- Hispanic7.8%
- Two or more races7.8%
- Black1.3%
- Asian1.0%
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 Berea Community High School scored proficient or above: 45-49% in reading in 2021-22 and 40-44% 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 | 45‑49% | 38% | 44.7% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 40‑44% | 28% (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
85-89% of the 80 students in Berea Community 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 | 85‑89% | 85‑89% | 91.4% |
| Students in the class | 80 | 80 | 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.
High schools in Berea
2 public high schools in Berea report 2024-25 enrollment; Berea Community High School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Southern High School | 1,224 | 18.1 | 44.2% |
| Berea Community High School | 309 | 14.0 | 47.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Berea Community High School
- Madison Southern High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 0.7 miles away: 1,224 students, 18.1 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
- Madison Central High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 12 miles away: 2,107 students, 18.7 per teacher (2024-25).12 mi
- Compare Berea Community High School with Madison Southern High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Berea Independent School District spends per student$17,169 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,169
- The largest public schools in KentuckyBerea Community High School is the number 204 by size of 349 Kentucky high schools open in 2024-25.#204 of 349
- Kentucky schools by students per teacher14.0 students per teacher here against the Kentucky median of 15.8 for high schools.14.0:1
- 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 Berea Community High School
How many students attend Berea Community High School?
309 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 353 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Berea, KY.What is the student-teacher ratio at Berea Community High School?
14.0 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 Berea Community High School a Title I school?
Berea Community High School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Berea Community High School do on state tests?
The students tested at Berea Community High School scored proficient or above: 45-49% in reading in 2021-22 and 40-44% 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 Berea Community High School?
85-89% of the 80 students in Berea Community 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 Berea Community High School in?
Berea Independent School District, NCES district ID 2100480. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 210048000078 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.