Graves County Middle School
Public middle school, grades 7 to 8 · Mayfield, Kentucky
Graves County Middle School in Mayfield, Kentucky enrolled 556 students in 2024-25 with 32.1 full-time teachers, 17.3 students per teacher against the Kentucky middle-school median of 15.9. 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, 54% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 46% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Kentucky: 44.7% and 38.4%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 10% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 7%
621 students in 2022-23, 562 students in 2023-24, 556 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 34.4 to 32.1.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 621 | 34.4 | 18.0 |
| 2023-24 | 562 | 33.9 | 16.6 |
| 2024-25 | 556 | 32.1 | 17.3 |
17.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 76 of every 100 Kentucky middle schools
Among the 217 Kentucky middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.9; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. 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).
One counselor per 306 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Graves County Middle School enrolled 612 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 2 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 306 of the 612 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions2
- Chronically absent16.4% (2022-23)
Who attends
83.6% of students were White, 7.2% Hispanic, 6.5% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White83.6%
- Hispanic7.2%
- Two or more races6.5%
- Black2.2%
- Asian0.5%
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 Graves County Middle School scored proficient or above: 54% in reading in 2021-22 and 46% 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 | 54% | 56% | 44.7% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 46% | 51% (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.
Middle schools in Mayfield
2 public middle schools in Mayfield report 2024-25 enrollment; Graves County Middle School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mayfield Middle School | 559 | 16.9 | 65.7% |
| Graves County Middle School | 556 | 17.3 | 48.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Graves County Middle School
- Mayfield Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 2.2 miles away: 559 students, 16.9 per teacher (2024-25).2.2 mi
- Carlisle County Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 16 miles away: 159 students, 14.5 per teacher (2024-25).16 mi
- Compare Graves County Middle School with Mayfield Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Graves County Schools spends per student$12,902 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,902
- The largest public schools in KentuckyGraves County Middle School is the number 109 by size of 217 Kentucky middle schools open in 2024-25.#109 of 217
- Kentucky schools by students per teacher17.3 students per teacher here against the Kentucky median of 15.9 for middle schools.17.3:1
- 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 Graves County Middle School
How many students attend Graves County Middle School?
556 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 621 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Mayfield, KY.What is the student-teacher ratio at Graves County Middle School?
17.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Kentucky median for middle schools is 15.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Graves County Middle School a Title I school?
Graves County Middle 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 Graves County Middle School do on state tests?
The students tested at Graves County Middle School scored proficient or above: 54% in reading in 2021-22 and 46% 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 district is Graves County Middle School in?
Graves County Schools, NCES district ID 2102280. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 210228001436 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
- 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.