Estill County High School

Set in Irvine, Kentucky, Estill County High School is a medium-sized senior high, part of Estill County. It enrolls 643 students across grades 9 through 12.

Estill County runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 2,210 students. Estill County High School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Estill County High School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (97%). That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Estill County High School logs 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 62% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, Estill County High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 41.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 33.3%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Estill County) logs that median household earnings sit near $46,051, about 12% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. In all, Estill County runs 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,210 students), of which Estill County High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Estill County Middle School, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Estill County High School. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Estill County High School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 32.2%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Looking at the recent track record. Estill County High School's enrollment has edged down 7% since 2018, when it stood at 693 (now 643). Class-load math has fell: from 18.5:1 in 2018 to 16.7:1 in 2025.

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