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Brandenburg, KY
Public School Ratings




Brandenburg Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Meade County School District details

Meade County School District
1155 Old Ekron Rd
Brandenburg, KY 40108

4,930 Students enrolled in District

10 Schools in District

19 Students Per Classroom (State average is 15)

Meade County School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Kentucky

8

(10 is best)

Better than 74.1% of all KY school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Better than 65.1% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
48%
43%
51%
47%
45%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Barry Hahn Primary School
750 Broadway
Brandenburg, KY, 40108
PK-03
Brandenburg High School
938 Old State Rd
Brandenburg, KY, 40108
M-M
David T. Wilson Elementary School
1075 Old Ekron Rd
Brandenburg, KY, 40108
04-06
Ekron Elementary School
2500 Hayesville Rd
Ekron, KY, 40117
KG-06
Flaherty Elementary School
2615 Flaherty Rd
Ekron, KY, 40117
04-06
Flaherty Primary School
2635 Flaherty Rd.
Ekron, KY, 40117
PK-03
James R. Allen High School
918 Old State Road
Brandenburg, KY, 40108
06-12
Meade County High School
938 Old State Rd
Brandenburg, KY, 40108
09-12
Payneville Elementary School
520 Rhodelia Rd
Payneville, KY, 40157
KG-06
Stuart Pepper Middle School
1085 Old Ekron Rd
Brandenburg, KY, 40108
07-08

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 91.8% 75.7%
Black 1.8% 11.5%
Hispanic 5.5% 10.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.6% 2.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 48.6% 58.7%
Free lunch eligible 45.0% 56.0%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.6% 2.7%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,416 $31,630,000 53.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $609 $3,001,000 5.0%
Staff $272 $1,342,000 2.2%
General Administration $226 $1,112,000 1.9%
School Administration $446 $2,198,000 3.7%
Operation $864 $4,261,000 7.1%
Transportation $670 $3,305,000 5.5%
Other $159 $783,000 1.3%
Total Support $3,246 $16,002,000 26.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,450 $12,077,000 20.2%
Total Expenditures $12,111 $59,709,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,910 $5,200,739,000 51.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $727 $477,948,000 4.7%
Staff $736 $484,166,000 4.8%
General Administration $291 $191,384,000 1.9%
School Administration $768 $504,692,000 5.0%
Operation $1,171 $769,813,000 7.6%
Transportation $725 $476,816,000 4.7%
Other $397 $260,689,000 2.6%
Total Support $4,815 $3,165,508,000 31.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,706 $1,779,038,000 17.5%
Total Expenditures $15,431 $10,145,285,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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