Total enrollment
2,130
-94 (-4%) vs SY 2020-21
4 schools in Pendleton County
Kentucky · 2,130 students · 2 cities
Pendleton County's public schools, 4 in all, serve about 2,130 K-12 students inside Kentucky, an average of 533 per school.
4-year change in Pendleton County
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
4
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Pendleton County ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Kentucky | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.3% | #114 of 139 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,130 | #89 of 158 | #4,226 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 4 | #126 of 158 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #128 of 158 | #6,810 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 59.0% | #97 of 158 | #2,964 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.5% | #114 of 137 | #6,579 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 Pendleton County
State test results across the district's 4 scored schools run from Northern Elementary School at 49.4% proficient to Pendleton County High School at 27.0%, a gap of 22.4 points. That is the 52nd widest gap among 101 Kentucky districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 4 district schools that reported both years went from 2,393 to 2,130 students (down 11%) and from 135 to 129 full-time teachers (down 4%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pendleton County High School | Falmouth | High | 09-12 | 667 |
| Southern Elementary School | Falmouth | Elementary | PK-05 | 542 |
| Northern Elementary School | Butler | Elementary | PK-05 | 501 |
| Phillip Sharp Middle School | Butler | Middle | 06-08 | 420 |
About Pendleton County
Pendleton County is a rural-scale Kentucky school district running 4 schools with combined enrollment near 2,130.
On the school-mix side, Pendleton County is made up of 2 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school.
On a per-school basis, Pendleton County runs about 533 students per school, 14% meaningfully above the state mean of roughly 467.
Five-year track record. Total public-school enrollment in Pendleton County has contracted 4% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 2,224 students to 2,130.
On allk12, the community for Pendleton County discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Parents, students, and educators in the area can post or comment.