Total enrollment
5,347
-365 (-6%) vs SY 2020-21
14 schools in Floyd County
Kentucky · 5,347 students · 9 cities
Across Floyd County (Kentucky), 14 public K-12 schools serve approximately 5,347 students, an average of 382 per school.
4-year change in Floyd County
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
14
+1 (+8%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Floyd County ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Kentucky | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.7% | #111 of 139 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 5,347 | #23 of 158 | #1,794 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 14 | #15 of 158 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #74 of 158 | #5,773 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 78.6% | #15 of 158 | #1,320 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.5% | #129 of 137 | #6,727 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Floyd County
State test results across the district's 11 scored schools run from May Valley Elementary School at 50.5% proficient to Prestonsburg High School at 28.8%, a gap of 21.7 points. That is the 54th widest gap among 101 Kentucky districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 14 district schools that reported both years went from 5,956 to 5,347 students (down 10%) and from 380 to 350 full-time teachers (down 8%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Betsy Layne Elementary School | Betsy Layne | Elementary | PK-08 | 638 |
| South Floyd Elementary School | Hi Hat | Elementary | PK-08 | 596 |
| Prestonsburg Elementary School | Prestonsburg | Elementary | PK-05 | 574 |
| Floyd Central High School | Eastern | High | 09-12 | 534 |
| May Valley Elementary School | Martin | Elementary | PK-08 | 508 |
| Prestonsburg High School | Prestonsburg | High | 09-12 | 508 |
| Allen Elementary School | Allen | Elementary | PK-08 | 462 |
| Betsy Layne High School | Stanville | High | 09-12 | 387 |
| Duff-Allen Central Elementary | Eastern | Elementary | PK-08 | 376 |
| James D. Adams Middle School | Prestonsburg | Middle | 06-08 | 311 |
| John M. Stumbo Elementary School | Grethel | Elementary | PK-08 | 260 |
| Renaissance Learning Center | Martin | Combined | KG-12 | 174 |
| HOME INSTRUCTION H.S. | Petersburg | High | 09-12 | 12 |
| HOME INSTRUCTION ELEMENTARY | Petersburg | Elementary | KG-08 | 7 |
About Floyd County
Floyd County is a sparse Kentucky school district running 14 schools with combined enrollment near 5,347.
In terms of grade levels, Floyd County covers 8 elementary, 1 middle, 4 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Per-school enrollment averages around 382 in this district, lower than the Kentucky typical of 467.
Five-year track record. Combined enrollment now sits at 5,347 students, fell 6% from the 5,712 reported in SY 2020-21. Floyd County now counts 14 public schools, up from 13 in SY 2020-21.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Floyd County discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.