Meade County School District
Public
Regional · 2 towns Grades PK–12 ASchool Grade
Public schools for Brandenburg and Ekron.
At a glance
4,921Students enrolled
9Schools
2Towns served
$11,054Spent per student
19:1Student–teacher ratio
45%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.
Academic performanceDistrict vs KY
Math proficiency41%
State average 29.6%
Reading / language arts48%
State average 41.3%
Graduation rate (4-year)95%
State average 91.8%
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$11,054
per student each year · 25% below the KY average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
4,946’20
4,973’21
4,957’22
4,930’23
4,921’24
Students
White · 86%4,235
Two or more races · 6%287
Hispanic · 6%285
Black · 2%77
Asian · 0%22
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander · 0%8
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Towns served
Schools9 in district
Barry Hahn Primary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–3 · 807 students · Brandenburg
APublicFlaherty Primary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–3 · 403 students · Ekron
APublicEkron Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 · 365 students · Ekron
A-PublicPayneville Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 · 265 students · Payneville
BPublicStuart Pepper Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 702 students · Brandenburg
A-PublicDavid T. Wilson ElementaryMiddle · Grades 4–6 · 529 students · Brandenburg
APublicFlaherty Elementary SchoolMiddle · Grades 4–6 · 299 students · Ekron
A-PublicMeade County High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,512 students · Brandenburg
BPublicJames R. Allen High SchoolHigh · Grades 6–12 · 39 students · Brandenburg
PublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.
District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.