Total enrollment
1,393
-164 (-11%) vs SY 2017-18
3 schools in Prestonsburg
Kentucky · Public K-12
Inside Prestonsburg (Kentucky), 3 public K-12 schools enroll roughly 1,393 students, averaging 464 per campus.
7-year change in Prestonsburg
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
3
0 (0%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
95%
was 97%
% Hispanic
3%
was 2%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
| Name | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| James D. Adams Middle School | Middle | 06-08 | 311 |
| Prestonsburg Elementary School | Elementary | PK-05 | 574 |
| Prestonsburg High School | High | 09-12 | 508 |
About Prestonsburg
Public education in Prestonsburg, Kentucky runs across 3 schools that hosts roughly 1,393 students. By footprint, Prestonsburg sits in the thinly populated bracket.
On the school-mix side, the city is built around 1 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high.
Looking at the last 7 years. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment contracted 11%: 1,557 students in SY 2017-18 versus 1,393 in SY 2024-25.
On allk12, the community for Prestonsburg discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.