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Enrollment
643
High
DISTRICT 351 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ESTILL COUNTY·NCES 210176000342
Estill County High School
397 Engineer Rd, Irvine, KY 40336 · (606) 723-3537 · Estill County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL643 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 31% of Kentucky public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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
16.7:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.9:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
401 students
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 63%
Community
5
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 | 158 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 164 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 167 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 152 | 24% |
| Ungraded | 2 | 0% |
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · 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
Based on grade levels within Estill County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
43.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
36.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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
33.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.9%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Estill County High School
Estill County High School's state test result (33.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estill County High School this school | 643 | 62.4% | 33.3% |
| Letcher County Central High School Whitesburg | 692 | 62.3% | 41.8% |
| Powell County High School Stanton | 580 | 61.6% | 25.5% |
| Morgan County High School West Liberty | 527 | 63.0% | 33.5% |
| Knott County Central High School Hindman | 520 | 62.7% | 40.0% |
| West Carter County High School Olive Hill | 506 | 62.1% | 34.5% |
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 Estill County High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #144 of 211 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #137 of 211 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #142 of 211 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 643 | #132 of 304 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #113 of 217 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.7% | #200 of 217 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.4% | #82 of 230 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.2% | #76 of 139 |
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
643
-24 (-4%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 717
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 18.0:1
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 | 643 | 38.5 | 16.7:1 | 62% (401) |
| 2023-24 | 647 | 41 | 15.8:1 | 64% (415) |
| 2022-23 | 644 | 37.5 | 17.2:1 | 61% (390) |
| 2020-21 | 667 | 37 | 18.0:1 | 64% (425) |
| 2017-18 | 693 | 37.5 | 18.5:1 | 64% (443) |
| 2015-16 | 718 | 43 | 16.7:1 | 63% (455) |
| 2010-11 | 718 | 44 | 16.3:1 | 58% (418) |
| 2000-01 | 733 | 2 | 366.5:1 | 31% (228) |
| 1990-91 | 717 | 45 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Estill County High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (693 to 643); teachers up 3% (37.5 to 38.5).
About Estill County High School
Estill County High School is the name of a medium-sized high school in Irvine, Kentucky. Classes run from 9 through 12, and the school has 643 students.
The Estill County system has 6 schools and 2,210 students.
At Estill County High School, White students make up 97% of the student body. That is close to the 96% White share among all Estill County residents. Estill County High School has a diversity index of 7%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
A ratio of 16.7:1 comes from the school's 38.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across high schools in Kentucky, the average ratio is about 16.6:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 62% in 2024-25.
The allk12 Grade for Estill County High School is C. Compared with Kentucky public high schools, the school scored higher than 31% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Estill County High School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Kentucky schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 33.3% and a predicted 41.9%.
In the county around the school, Estill County, median household income is about $46,051, roughly 12% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. Estill County High School is among the 7 public schools in Estill County.
Nearby, Estill County Middle School is about 0.1 miles away. Estill County High School is one of several public schools in the area, with 5 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Estill County High School at 4th of 7.
Estill County High School falls in the Rural: Fringe locale category, used for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
The student count in 2024-25 was 643, 4% below the 667 of 2020-21. The school's ratio fell from 18.0:1 to 16.7:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Estill County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,035
Census ACS
Median income
$46,051
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
12%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
2,210 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Estill County
- West Irvine ElementaryElementary · 479 students
- Estill Springs ElementaryElementary · 475 students
- Estill County Middle SchoolMiddle · 423 students
- South Irvine Early Learning CenterElementary · 132 students
- Estill County Success AcademyHigh · 58 students
Other schools in Irvine
- West Irvine ElementaryElementary · 479 students
- Estill Springs ElementaryElementary · 475 students
- Estill County Middle SchoolMiddle · 423 students
- South Irvine Early Learning CenterElementary · 132 students
- Estill County Success AcademyHigh · 58 students
- Estill County Area Technology CenterHigh
Nearby schools
- Estill County Middle School0.1 mi · 423
- Estill Springs Elementary2.0 mi · 475
- Estill County Success Academy2.3 mi · 58
- West Irvine Elementary2.4 mi · 479
- South Irvine Early Learning Center3.6 mi · 132
- Waco Elementary School8.0 mi · 422
Frequently asked questions
About Estill County High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Estill County High School?
Estill County High School enrolls approximately 643 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Estill County High School serve?
Estill County High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Estill County High School?
Approximately 16.7:1 students per teacher at Estill County High School.
What is the student diversity at Estill County High School?
Student demographics at Estill County High School are roughly 97% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Estill County High School in?
Estill County High School is part of Estill County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.