Enrollment
290
High
DISTRICT 337 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CUMBERLAND COUNTY·NCES 210141000287
Cumberland County High School
912 N Main St, Burkesville, KY 42717 · (270) 864-3451 · Cumberland County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL290 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 78% of Kentucky public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
15.5:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
216 students
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 63%
Community
0
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 | 62 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 66 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 77 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 85 | 29% |
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
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KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
45.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
38.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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
41.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.4%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% 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 Cumberland County High School
Cumberland County High School's state test result (41.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cumberland County High School this school | 290 | 74.5% | 41.5% |
| Wolfe County High School Campton | 333 | 74.8% | 32.5% |
| East Ridge High School Lick Creek | 360 | 76.1% | 33.5% |
| Betsy Layne High School Stanville | 387 | 74.9% | 30.0% |
| Menifee County High School Frenchburg | 376 | 71.5% | 28.2% |
| Metcalfe County High School Edmonton | 454 | 72.2% | 35.0% |
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 Cumberland County High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #67 of 211 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #124 of 211 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #124 of 211 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 290 | #209 of 304 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #70 of 217 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.2% | #157 of 217 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.5% | #30 of 230 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.0% | #42 of 72 |
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
290
+26 (+10%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 311
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 290 | 18.8 | 15.5:1 | 74% (216) |
| 2023-24 | 302 | 17 | 17.8:1 | 75% (228) |
| 2022-23 | 295 | 17 | 17.3:1 | 68% (200) |
| 2020-21 | 264 | 18 | 14.7:1 | 76% (200) |
| 2017-18 | 271 | 15.7 | 17.3:1 | 72% (196) |
| 2015-16 | 261 | 17 | 15.3:1 | 74% (192) |
| 2010-11 | 320 | 19 | 16.8:1 | 69% (222) |
| 2000-01 | 332 | 27 | 12.3:1 | 56% (187) |
| 1990-91 | 311 | 24 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cumberland County High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (271 to 290); teachers up 20% (15.7 to 18.8).
About Cumberland County High School
Cumberland County High School is a public high school in Burkesville, Kentucky. Federal data show 290 students enrolled in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. On average, high schools in Kentucky enroll around 558, and this school is 48% below that mark.
Cumberland County High School is one school in a 3-school district, Cumberland County, which enrolls 1,011 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Cumberland County High School is White, at 91%. Other reported shares: 4% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. Among Cumberland County residents, the White share is about 93%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Cumberland County High School scores 16%.
With 18.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 15.5:1. Statewide, high schools in Kentucky average 16.6:1. Roughly 74% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Cumberland County is close, at 76%.
Cumberland County High School earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 78% of Kentucky public high schools.
Test results at Cumberland County High School are 4.1 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (41.5% actual, 37.4% predicted).
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Cumberland County show that median household income comes to about $40,000, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 19% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 20%. Cumberland County counts 3 public schools with about 1,011 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Cumberland County Middle School, is less than a tenth of a mile. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 36.2%; Cumberland County High School's is 41.5%, ranking 2nd of 7.
NCES describes the area around Cumberland County High School as Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose 10%.
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Cumberland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,948
Census ACS
Median income
$40,000
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
20%
Below federal line
Schools in county
3
1,011 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cumberland County
- Cumberland County Elementary SchoolElementary · 501 students
- Cumberland County Middle SchoolMiddle · 220 students
Other schools in Burkesville
- Cumberland County Elementary SchoolElementary · 501 students
- Cumberland County Middle SchoolMiddle · 220 students
Other Cumberland County High schools
One other US public school is named Cumberland County High. Cumberland County High School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Cumberland County High SchoolCrossville, TN · 949 students
Nearby schools
- Cumberland County Middle School0.1 mi · 220
- Cumberland County Elementary School0.5 mi · 501
- Clinton County Middle School13.6 mi · 383
- Clinton County Early Childhood Center14.0 mi · 188
- Albany Elementary School14.0 mi · 486
- Clinton County High School14.1 mi · 434
Frequently asked questions
About Cumberland County High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Cumberland County High School?
Cumberland County High School enrolls approximately 290 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Cumberland County High School serve?
Cumberland County High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Cumberland County High School have?
Cumberland County High School employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
How diverse is Cumberland County High School?
Cumberland County High School reports a student body of 91% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Cumberland County High School?
Cumberland County High School is overseen by Cumberland County in Cumberland County.
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