Trigg County Middle School

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Cadiz, Kentucky

Trigg County Middle School in Cadiz, Kentucky enrolled 420 students in 2024-25 with 25.0 full-time teachers, 16.8 students per teacher against the Kentucky middle-school median of 15.9. 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, 44% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 36% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Kentucky: 44.7% and 38.4%).

Enrollment fell 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 12%

440 students in 2022-23, 421 students in 2023-24, 420 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 28.3 to 25.0.

Students enrolled at Trigg County Middle School by school year2022-23: 440, 2023-24: 421, 2024-25: 42002004006002022-234402023-244212024-25420
Students enrolled at Trigg County Middle School by school year2022-23: 440, 2023-24: 421, 2024-25: 42002004006002022-234402023-244212024-25420
Students enrolled at Trigg County Middle School by school year2022-23: 440, 2023-24: 421, 2024-25: 42002004006002022-234402023-244212024-25420
Students enrolled at Trigg County Middle School by school year2022-23: 440, 2023-24: 421, 2024-25: 42002004006002022-234402023-244212024-25420
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2344028.315.6
2023-2442126.016.2
2024-2542025.016.8

16.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 69 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.

Students per teacher, Kentucky middle schools, 2024-25217 values from 5.0 to 21.7; This school 16.8; state median 15.9.0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.8state median 15.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Kentucky middle schools, 2024-25217 values from 5.0 to 21.7; This school 16.8; state median 15.9.0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.8state median 15.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Kentucky middle schools, 2024-25217 values from 5.0 to 21.7; This school 16.8; state median 15.9.0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.8state median 15.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Kentucky middle schools, 2024-25217 values from 5.0 to 21.7; This school 16.8; state median 15.9.0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.8state median 15.9U.S. 14.6

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 218 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Trigg County Middle School enrolled 435 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 13 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 218 of the 435 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions13
  • Chronically absent52.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

80.2% of students were White, 7.6% of two or more races, 6.2% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White80.2%
  2. Two or more races7.6%
  3. Black6.2%
  4. Hispanic5.7%
  5. Asian0.2%

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 Trigg County Middle School scored proficient or above: 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 36% 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.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtKentucky
Reading and language arts, 2021-2244%45%44.7%
Math, 2022-2336%40% (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.

What to look at next about Trigg County Middle School

  1. Hopkinsville Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 18 miles away: 741 students, 16.7 per teacher (2024-25).18 mi
  2. Christian County Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 18 miles away: 845 students, 19.0 per teacher (2024-25).18 mi
  3. Compare Trigg County Middle School with Hopkinsville Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Trigg County spends per student$14,010 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,010
  5. The largest public schools in KentuckyTrigg County Middle School is the number 153 by size of 217 Kentucky middle schools open in 2024-25.#153 of 217
  6. Kentucky schools by students per teacher16.8 students per teacher here against the Kentucky median of 15.9 for middle schools.16.8:1
  7. 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 Trigg County Middle School

  1. How many students attend Trigg County Middle School?
    420 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 440 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Cadiz, KY.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Trigg County Middle School?
    16.8 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.
  3. Is Trigg County Middle School a Title I school?
    Trigg County Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Trigg County Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Trigg County Middle School scored proficient or above: 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 36% 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.
  5. What district is Trigg County Middle School in?
    Trigg County, NCES district ID 2105580. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 210558001328 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