East Ridge High School

Set in Lick Creek, Kentucky, East Ridge High School is an intimate secondary school, run under Pike County. It instructs 360 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts it 35% below the typical public school in Kentucky, which averages around 558 students.

Across the 20 schools in Pike County (7,515 students total), East Ridge High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, East Ridge High School reports that nearly all students (98%) are White. That composition is broadly in line with Pike County as a whole.

On the resource side, On paper, East Ridge High School has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.6:1, putting East Ridge High School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 76% of students at East Ridge High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Pike County (around 67%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, East Ridge High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 36.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 33.5%.

In the broader community, Pike County reports that median household earnings sit near $44,312, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 18%. In all, Pike County runs 24 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,644 students), of which East Ridge High School is one.

Feds Creek Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 4.4 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 4 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), East Ridge High School ranks 9th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 52.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 26%: 487 students in 2018 compared to 360 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the East Ridge High School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.