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Which teacher or staff member at Belfry High School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
463
High
DISTRICT 286 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PIKE COUNTY·NCES 210480001179
Belfry High School
27678 US 119 N, Belfry, KY 41514 · (606) 237-3900 · Pike County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL463 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 58% of Kentucky public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kentucky public high schools
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
269 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 63%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 111 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 123 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 125 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 101 | 22% |
| Ungraded | 3 | 1% |
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 47% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
48.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
41.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kentucky schools, those numbers are about 48 and 43.
Source: KSA (K-PREP). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
39.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.5%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% typical for Kentucky schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Kentucky's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Belfry High School
Belfry High School's state test result (39.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belfry High School this school | 463 | 58.1% | 39.3% |
| Green County High School Greensburg | 490 | 58.4% | 39.5% |
| Edmonson County High School Brownsville | 546 | 57.7% | 35.3% |
| Harlan High School Harlan | 455 | 54.9% | 44.8% |
| Crittenden County High School Marion | 381 | 54.3% | 40.3% |
| Bracken County High School Brooksville | 377 | 54.4% | 32.8% |
Matched among Kentucky high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Belfry High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Pike County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.3% | #93 of 211 | #3 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #110 of 211 | #3 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #107 of 211 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 463 | #172 of 304 | #4 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #53 of 217 | #4 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.6% | #184 of 217 | #2 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.1% | #105 of 230 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.7% | #12 of 139 | #3 of 6 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
463
-142 (-23%) vs 2020
-47% since 1990-91, when it was 878
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 20.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 463 | 31 | 14.9:1 | 58% (269) |
| 2023-24 | 477 | 30 | 15.9:1 | 58% (277) |
| 2022-23 | 531 | 30 | 17.7:1 | 63% (332) |
| 2020-21 | 605 | 30 | 20.2:1 | 59% (357) |
| 2017-18 | 599 | 33.5 | 17.9:1 | 58% (347) |
| 2015-16 | 637 | 36 | 17.7:1 | 57% (366) |
| 2010-11 | 766 | 35 | 21.9:1 | 65% (496) |
| 2000-01 | 635 | 42 | 15.1:1 | 51% (326) |
| 1990-91 | 878 | 52 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Belfry High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (599 to 463); teachers down 7% (33.5 to 31).
About Belfry High School
Families in Belfry, Kentucky, are served by Belfry High School, a low-enrollment high school. It had 463 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 9 through 12.
Pike County runs 20 schools with a combined 7,515 students. Belfry High School is one of them.
Belfry High School is 95% White by enrollment. That is in line with Pike County, where about 94% of residents are White. The diversity index for Belfry High School is 10%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 14.9 students per teacher. The average for high schools in Kentucky is 16.6:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. The school reported 58% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Public schools in Pike County average 67%.
Among Kentucky public high schools, Belfry High School outscored 58%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
The model predicts 43.5% for a school in Kentucky with Belfry High School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Belfry High School posts 39.3%.
The county, Pike County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $44,312 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 18%, and roughly 18% of residents are in poverty. Pike County has 24 public schools with about 8,644 students, including Belfry High School.
Measured in a straight line, Belfry Elementary is about 0.8 miles from Belfry High School. The five-mile area around Belfry High School holds 3 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 54.4%, higher than Belfry High School's 39.3%.
In the federal locale system, Belfry High School is coded Rural: Remote, for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 142 students, from 605 to 463. Federal data show the ratio falling from 20.2:1 to 14.9:1.
The allk12 page for Belfry High School lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
Pike County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
56,727
Census ACS
Median income
$44,312
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
8,644 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pike County
- Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 844 students
- Mullins Elementary SchoolElementary · 779 students
- Johns Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 616 students
- Millard SchoolElementary · 601 students
- Belfry ElementaryElementary · 589 students
- Pike County Central High SchoolHigh · 561 students
Other schools in Belfry
- Belfry ElementaryElementary · 589 students
- Belfry Middle SchoolMiddle · 344 students
- Belfry Area Technology CenterHigh
Other Belfry High schools
One other US public school is named Belfry High. Belfry High School is the largest of the 2.
- Belfry High SchoolBelfry, MT · 16 students
Nearby schools
- Belfry Elementary0.8 mi · 589
- Belfry Middle School1.8 mi · 344
- Williamson Pk81.9 mi · 502
- Burch Pk85.2 mi · 469
- Bevins Elementary School5.2 mi · 236
- Matewan Pk86.4 mi · 384
Frequently asked questions
About Belfry High SchoolHow large is Belfry High School?
Belfry High School enrolls approximately 463 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Belfry High School serve?
Belfry High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Belfry High School?
Approximately 14.9:1 students per teacher at Belfry High School.
How diverse is Belfry High School?
Belfry High School reports a student body of 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Belfry High School?
Belfry High School is overseen by Pike County in Pike County.
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