Gateway Children's Services
Public high school, grades 5 to 12 · Mount Sterling, Kentucky
Gateway Children's Services in Mount Sterling, Kentucky enrolled 17 students in 2024-25 with 1.3 full-time teachers, 13.6 students per teacher against the Kentucky high-school median of 15.8. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, under 50% of its students tested were proficient in reading and under 50% proficient in math in 2021-22 (Kentucky: 44.7% and 37.8%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 31% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
13 students in 2022-23, 16 students in 2023-24, 17 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 1.3 to 1.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 13 | 1.3 | 10.4 |
| 2023-24 | 16 | 2.3 | 7.1 |
| 2024-25 | 17 | 1.3 | 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).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Gateway Children's Services enrolled 7 students and reported no counselor; it reported 6 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions6
- Chronically absent23.1% (2022-23)
Who attends
76.5% of students were White, 11.8% Black, 11.8% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White76.5%
- Black11.8%
- Two or more races11.8%
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
In 2021-22, the students tested at Gateway Children's Services scored proficient or above: under 50% in reading and under 50% in math, against 44.7% in reading and 37.8% in math across Kentucky. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Kentucky, not across states.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Kentucky |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts | under 50% | 51% | 44.7% |
| Math | under 50% | 37% | 37.8% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive): ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
High schools in Mount Sterling
3 public high schools in Mount Sterling report 2024-25 enrollment; Gateway Children's Services is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery County High School | 1,345 | 18.9 | 49.6% |
| The Sterling School | 64 | 17.1 | 82.8% |
| Gateway Children's Services | 17 | 13.6 | 61.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Gateway Children's Services
- The Sterling SchoolThe nearest public high school, 0.9 miles away: 64 students, 17.1 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
- Montgomery County High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 0.9 miles away: 1,345 students, 18.9 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
- Compare Gateway Children's Services with The Sterling SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Montgomery County Schools spends per student$12,347 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,347
- The largest public schools in KentuckyGateway Children's Services is the number 306 by size of 349 Kentucky high schools open in 2024-25.#306 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 Gateway Children's Services
How many students attend Gateway Children's Services?
17 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 13 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Mount Sterling, KY.What is the student-teacher ratio at Gateway Children's Services?
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 Gateway Children's Services a Title I school?
Gateway Children's Services was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Gateway Children's Services do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested at Gateway Children's Services scored proficient or above: under 50% in reading and under 50% in math, against 44.7% in reading and 37.8% in math 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; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Gateway Children's Services in?
Montgomery County Schools, NCES district ID 2104250. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 210425001868 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: reading and math proficiency 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.