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Bell County High School

9824 US Highway 25 E, Pineville, KY 40977 · (606) 337-7061 · Bell County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL622 STUDENTS
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Scored higher than 90% of Kentucky public high schools
  • A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • A+Beats 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

Enrollment
622
High
DISTRICT 348 · STATE 558
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
453 students
DISTRICT 80% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 916627%
Grade 1016126%
Grade 1114824%
Grade 1214423%
Ungraded30%
Student demographics
3%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 47% · US 70%
White
61499%
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 71% · US 43%
Hispanic
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 10% · US 30%
Black
30%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 11% · US 15%
Two+
20%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
30950%
Female
31350%

School pathway

Feeds from
Bell Central School CenterPK–08Frakes School CenterPK–08Lone Jack School CenterPK–08Page School CenterPK–08Right Fork School CenterPK–08Yellow Creek School CenterPK–08
Based on grade levels within Bell County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/Distinguished
English Language Arts
58.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
46.0%
KY avg 42.8%

What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
47.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.0%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.2pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Bell County High School

Bell County High School's state test result (47.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Bell County High School this school62272.8%47.3%
Floyd Central High School
Eastern
53474.7%31.3%
Knox Central High School
Barbourville
72074.6%35.8%
Clay County High School
Manchester
76271.7%39.3%
Breathitt County High School
Jackson
66969.5%32.1%
Lewis County High School
Vanceburg
56869.5%33.5%
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 Bell County High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Kentucky
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
47.3%#33 of 211
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
46.0%#72 of 211
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
58.0%#32 of 211
Enrollment
ranked largest first
622#136 of 304
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
15.9:1#82 of 217
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
2.5%#215 of 217
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
72.8%#35 of 230
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-13.6%#33 of 139
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 2024-25
Enrollment
622
-115 (-16%) vs 2020
-45% since 1990-91, when it was 1,127
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 18.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-256223915.9:173% (453)
2023-246433916.5:176% (490)
2022-236954017.4:174% (516)
2020-217373918.9:168% (502)
2017-1872035.520.3:173% (526)
2015-168114020.3:180% (652)
2010-118214717.5:172% (594)
2000-018614817.9:169% (594)
1990-911,1276018.8:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bell County High School.

Since 2017-18: students down 14% (720 to 622); teachers up 10% (35.5 to 39).

About Bell County High School

Bell County High School is a high school in Pineville, Kentucky, according to federal school records. It enrolled 622 students in grades 9 through 12 for the 2024-25 school year.

Within Bell County, Bell County High School is one of 7 schools. The district enrolls 2,436 students.

White students are the large majority at Bell County High School, with 99% of enrollment. The chance that two students picked at random at Bell County High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 3%.

The teaching staff at Bell County High School is 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 15.9:1. Across high schools in Kentucky, the average ratio is about 16.6:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 73%.

Measured against Kentucky public high schools, Bell County High School receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.

Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Bell County High School would be expected to post about 38.0%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 47.3%.

Bell County has about 23,509 residents, and median household income is about $31,354, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 25% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Bell County number 18 and enroll about 4,135.

Nearest public school: Bell Central School Center, about 0.3 miles away. The five-mile area around Bell County High School holds 3 other public schools. Bell County High School's average proficiency of 47.3% compares with 43.0% for its nearest scored neighbors.

The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

Enrollment was 737 in 2020-21 and 622 in 2024-25, a decrease of 115 students. Federal data show the ratio falling from 18.9:1 to 15.9:1.

Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.

Bell County at a glance

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Population
23,509
Census ACS
Median income
$31,354
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
25%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
4,135 students

Quick facts

School name
Bell County High School
District
Bell County
Address
9824 US Highway 25 E, Pineville, KY 40977
Phone
(606) 337-7061
County
Bell County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
622
Teachers (FTE)
39
Student–teacher ratio
15.9:1
Free and reduced lunch
453 (73%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
210039000062
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Bell County
Other schools in Pineville
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Frequently asked questions

About Bell County High School
What is the total enrollment at Bell County High School?
Bell County High School enrolls approximately 622 students in grades 09-12.
Is Bell County High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bell County High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bell County High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bell County High School is approximately 15.9:1 (39 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bell County High School?
At Bell County High School, the student body is approximately 99% White, 0% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Two or more.
What district is Bell County High School in?
Bell County High School is part of Bell County.
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