Marion County Knight Academy
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Lebanon, Kentucky
Marion County Knight Academy in Lebanon, Kentucky enrolled 330 students in 2024-25 with 19.8 full-time teachers, 16.7 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, 36% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 30% 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 39% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 33%
541 students in 2022-23, 476 students in 2023-24, 330 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 29.7 to 19.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 541 | 29.7 | 18.2 |
| 2023-24 | 476 | 28.1 | 16.9 |
| 2024-25 | 330 | 19.8 | 16.7 |
16.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 66 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 491 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Marion County Knight Academy enrolled 491 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 81 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 491 of the 491 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions81
- Chronically absent32.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
69.1% of students were White, 10.6% Black, 9.4% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White69.1%
- Black10.6%
- Hispanic9.4%
- Two or more races9.1%
- Pacific Islander1.2%
- Asian0.6%
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 Marion County Knight Academy scored proficient or above: 36% in reading in 2021-22 and 30% 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 | 36% | 41% | 44.7% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 30% | 34% (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 Lebanon
2 public middle schools in Lebanon report 2024-25 enrollment; Marion County Knight Academy is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marion County Knight Academy | 330 | 16.7 | 60.6% |
| Marion County Middle School | 290 | 14.8 | 50.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Marion County Knight Academy
- Marion County Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 6.1 miles away: 290 students, 14.8 per teacher (2024-25).6.1 mi
- Washington County Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 7.9 miles away: 214 students, 16.1 per teacher (2024-25).7.9 mi
- Compare Marion County Knight Academy with Marion County Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Marion County Public Schools spends per student$13,327 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,327
- The largest public schools in KentuckyMarion County Knight Academy is the number 176 by size of 217 Kentucky middle schools open in 2024-25.#176 of 217
- Kentucky schools by students per teacher16.7 students per teacher here against the Kentucky median of 15.9 for middle schools.16.7:1
- 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 Marion County Knight Academy
How many students attend Marion County Knight Academy?
330 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 541 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Lebanon, KY.What is the student-teacher ratio at Marion County Knight Academy?
16.7 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 Marion County Knight Academy a Title I school?
Marion County Knight Academy 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 Marion County Knight Academy do on state tests?
The students tested at Marion County Knight Academy scored proficient or above: 36% in reading in 2021-22 and 30% 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 Marion County Knight Academy in?
Marion County Public Schools, NCES district ID 2103780. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 210378002443 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.