Opportunity Middle College
Public high school, 11 to ungraded · Lexington, Kentucky
Opportunity Middle College in Lexington, Kentucky enrolled 102 students in 2024-25 with 4.4 full-time teachers, 23.2 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).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 57% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
65 students in 2022-23, 117 students in 2023-24, 102 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 4.4 to 4.4.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 65 | 4.4 | 14.8 |
| 2023-24 | 117 | 4.2 | 27.9 |
| 2024-25 | 102 | 4.4 | 23.2 |
23.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 95 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).
One counselor per 66 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Opportunity Middle College enrolled 66 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 66 of the 66 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absentnot reported for this school
Who attends
28.4% of students were White, 28.4% Black, 22.5% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White28.4%
- Black28.4%
- Hispanic22.5%
- Asian19.6%
- Two or more races1.0%
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.
High schools in Lexington
18 public high schools in Lexington report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lafayette High School | 2,370 | 18.8 | 31.4% |
| Bryan Station High School | 2,030 | 17.3 | 58.9% |
| Henry Clay High School | 1,939 | 16.4 | 40.3% |
| Paul Laurence Dunbar High School | 1,828 | 17.7 | 39.0% |
| Frederick Douglass High School | 1,770 | 18.0 | 44.3% |
| Tates Creek High School | 1,723 | 17.5 | 55.8% |
| STEAM Academy | 453 | 21.0 | 32.5% |
| Success Academy | 401 | 19.4 | 63.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Opportunity Middle College
- Lafayette High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 1.2 miles away: 2,370 students, 18.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
- Homebound SecondaryThe next nearest public high school, 1.3 miles away: 6 students, 6.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
- Compare Opportunity Middle College with Lafayette High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Fayette County Public Schools spends per student$18,318 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,318
- The largest public schools in KentuckyOpportunity Middle College is the number 234 by size of 349 Kentucky high schools open in 2024-25.#234 of 349
- Kentucky schools by students per teacher23.2 students per teacher here against the Kentucky median of 15.8 for high schools.23.2:1
- 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 Opportunity Middle College
How many students attend Opportunity Middle College?
102 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 65 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Lexington, KY.What is the student-teacher ratio at Opportunity Middle College?
23.2 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 Opportunity Middle College a Title I school?
Opportunity Middle College was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Opportunity Middle College in?
Fayette County Public Schools, NCES district ID 2101860. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 210186002242 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
- 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.