Total enrollment
1,717
-106 (-6%) vs SY 2020-21
5 schools in Martin County
Kentucky · 1,717 students · 2 cities
Martin County operates 5 public K-12 schools in Kentucky, enrolling about 1,717 students between them (3 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high).
4-year change in Martin County
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
5
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Martin County ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Kentucky | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.5% | #97 of 139 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,717 | #112 of 158 | #4,958 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 5 | #102 of 158 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #136 of 158 | #7,141 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 71.6% | #34 of 158 | #1,817 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 5.1% | #133 of 137 | #6,771 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 Martin County
State test results across the district's 5 scored schools run from Eden Elementary School at 45.4% proficient to Martin County High School at 28.5%, a gap of 16.9 points. That is the 72nd widest gap among 101 Kentucky districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 5 district schools that reported both years went from 1,935 to 1,717 students (down 11%) and from 121 to 101 full-time teachers (down 17%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin County High School | Inez | High | 09-12 | 519 |
| Eden Elementary School | Inez | Elementary | PK-06 | 371 |
| Warfield Elementary School | Warfield | Elementary | PK-06 | 332 |
| Martin County Middle School | Warfield | Middle | 07-08 | 262 |
| Inez Elementary School | Inez | Elementary | PK-06 | 233 |
About Martin County
As a thinly populated district in Kentucky, Martin County educates 1,717 students across 5 schools.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Martin County spans 3 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school.
Per-school enrollment averages around 343 in this district, meaningfully below the Kentucky typical of 467.
Five-year track record. Combined enrollment now sits at 1,717 students, declined 6% from the 1,823 reported in SY 2020-21.
On this page, the community for Martin County discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.