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Enrollment
387
High
DISTRICT 360 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FLOYD COUNTY·NCES 210195000406
Betsy Layne High School
554 Bobcat Blvd, Stanville, KY 41659 · (606) 263-6280 · Floyd County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL387 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 28% of Kentucky public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
290 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 63%
Community
1
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 | 84 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 96 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 114 | 29% |
| Grade 12 | 92 | 24% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 6% · 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
47.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
30.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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
30.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.2%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Betsy Layne High School
Betsy Layne High School's state test result (30.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Betsy Layne High School this school | 387 | 74.9% | 30.0% |
| East Ridge High School Lick Creek | 360 | 76.1% | 33.5% |
| Wolfe County High School Campton | 333 | 74.8% | 32.5% |
| Menifee County High School Frenchburg | 376 | 71.5% | 28.2% |
| Floyd Central High School Eastern | 534 | 74.7% | 31.3% |
| Cumberland County High School Burkesville | 290 | 74.5% | 41.5% |
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 Betsy Layne High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #165 of 211 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #169 of 211 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #109 of 211 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 387 | #186 of 304 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #121 of 217 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.1% | #203 of 217 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.9% | #24 of 230 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.5% | #110 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 2024-25Enrollment
387
-11 (-3%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 628
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 387 | 22.9 | 16.9:1 | 75% (290) |
| 2023-24 | 412 | 26 | 15.8:1 | 78% (321) |
| 2022-23 | 407 | 28.3 | 14.4:1 | 74% (302) |
| 2020-21 | 398 | 24 | 16.6:1 | 78% (312) |
| 2017-18 | 401 | 24.8 | 16.2:1 | 75% (302) |
| 2015-16 | 391 | 25 | 15.6:1 | 76% (299) |
| 2010-11 | 428 | 23 | 18.6:1 | 78% (333) |
| 2000-01 | 600 | 32 | 18.8:1 | 67% (402) |
| 1990-91 | 628 | 33 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Betsy Layne High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (401 to 387); teachers down 8% (24.8 to 22.9).
About Betsy Layne High School
Betsy Layne High School is a small high school serving families in Stanville, Kentucky. Students in grades 9 through 12 make up the school's enrollment of 387 students. By comparison, high schools in Kentucky enroll about 558 students on average.
Floyd County (14 schools, 5,347 students) runs Betsy Layne High School.
The share of White students at Betsy Layne High School is 97%. In Floyd County overall, the White share is about 96%. The diversity index for Betsy Layne High School is 6%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its staff includes 22.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 16.9 students per teacher. The average for high schools in Kentucky is about 16.6:1. Betsy Layne High School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 75%.
Betsy Layne High School earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 28% of Kentucky public high schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Betsy Layne High School is -7.2 points: 30.0% actual, 37.2% predicted.
In Floyd County, the median household earns about $41,279 a year, about 15% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 22% of residents are in poverty. Floyd County has 15 public schools with about 5,347 students, including Betsy Layne High School.
Betsy Layne Elementary School is the nearest public school to Betsy Layne High School, about 0.6 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number 3. The school's 30.0% average proficiency ranks 6th among 6 nearby schools.
Betsy Layne High School is coded as Rural: Fringe in federal locale data.
The school shrank from 398 students in 2020-21 to 387 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Betsy Layne High School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Floyd County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
35,224
Census ACS
Median income
$41,279
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
22%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
5,347 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Floyd County
- Betsy Layne Elementary SchoolElementary · 638 students
- South Floyd Elementary SchoolElementary · 596 students
- Prestonsburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 574 students
- Floyd Central High SchoolHigh · 534 students
- May Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 508 students
- Prestonsburg High SchoolHigh · 508 students
Nearby schools
- Betsy Layne Elementary School0.6 mi · 638
- Pike County Day Treatment3.6 mi · 14
- Northpoint Academy3.6 mi · 50
- John M. Stumbo Elementary School6.1 mi · 260
- Allen Elementary School6.3 mi · 462
- Renaissance Learning Center6.4 mi · 174
Frequently asked questions
About Betsy Layne High SchoolHow large is Betsy Layne High School?
Betsy Layne High School enrolls approximately 387 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Betsy Layne High School serve?
Betsy Layne High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Betsy Layne High School?
Approximately 16.9:1 students per teacher at Betsy Layne High School.
What is the student diversity at Betsy Layne High School?
Student demographics at Betsy Layne High School are roughly 97% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Betsy Layne High School in?
Betsy Layne High School is part of Floyd County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.