Berea’s public schools outperform 62% of Kentucky districts
The public schools Berea’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 62% of Kentucky’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
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Work & commute
About one in four working residents works right in Berea
About one in 4 of Berea’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Richmond (19%), Lexington-Fayette urban county (16%) and Georgetown (2%). Half commute less than 19 miles.
Berea has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 86°, a January night drops to 25°, and about 1 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Berea ( bə-REE-ə) is a home rule-class city in Madison County, Kentucky, in the United States. The city is best known for its art festivals, historic restaurants and buildings, and as the home to Berea College, a private liberal arts college. The population was 15,539 at the 2020 census. It is one of the fastest-growing cities in Kentucky, having increased by 27.4% since 2000. Berea is a principal city of the Richmond−Berea Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Madison and Rockcastle counties. It was formally incorporated by the state assembly in 1890.
