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If you could change one rule at Floyd Central High School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
534
High
DISTRICT 360 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FLOYD COUNTY·NCES 210195002450
Floyd Central High School
651 Ky Rt 680W, Eastern, KY 41622 · (606) 886-2354 · Floyd County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL534 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 32% of Kentucky public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
399 students
DISTRICT 79% · 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 | 174 | 33% |
| Grade 10 | 114 | 21% |
| Grade 11 | 116 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 124 | 23% |
| Ungraded | 6 | 1% |
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 6% · 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
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
54.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
28.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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
31.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.3%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Floyd Central High School
Floyd Central High School's state test result (31.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Floyd Central High School this school | 534 | 74.7% | 31.3% |
| Bell County High School Pineville | 622 | 72.8% | 47.3% |
| Betsy Layne High School Stanville | 387 | 74.9% | 30.0% |
| Knox Central High School Barbourville | 720 | 74.6% | 35.8% |
| Metcalfe County High School Edmonton | 454 | 72.2% | 35.0% |
| Bath County High School Owingsville | 604 | 73.2% | 38.3% |
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 Floyd Central High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.3% | #162 of 211 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #176 of 211 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #58 of 211 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 534 | #155 of 304 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #112 of 217 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 5.1% | #209 of 217 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.7% | #27 of 230 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.0% | #13 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
534
-122 (-19%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 534 | 32 | 16.7:1 | 75% (399) |
| 2023-24 | 530 | 35 | 15.1:1 | 72% (383) |
| 2022-23 | 552 | 42 | 13.2:1 | 72% (397) |
| 2020-21 | 656 | 38 | 17.3:1 | 76% (499) |
| 2017-18 | 676 | 43 | 15.7:1 | 72% (487) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Floyd Central High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (676 to 534); teachers down 26% (43 to 32).
About Floyd Central High School
Floyd Central High School sits in Eastern, Kentucky, and is classified as a high school. It teaches 534 students in grades 9 through 12.
Floyd Central High School belongs to Floyd County, a district of 14 schools and 5,347 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Floyd Central High School is White, at 97%. Among Floyd County residents, the White share is about 96%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Floyd Central High School scores 5%.
Staffing at Floyd Central High School comes to 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.7:1. It is about the same as the 16.6:1 average for high schools in Kentucky. On the income side, 75% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Floyd Central High School lands at C, ahead of 32% of Kentucky public high schools.
Floyd Central High School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Kentucky schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 31.3% and a predicted 37.3%.
For Floyd County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $41,279, about 15% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 22%. The county has 15 public schools and about 5,347 students.
Of the public schools around it, Floyd Central High School is closest to Duff-Allen Central Elementary, about 0.8 miles away. Floyd Central High School has 2 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Floyd Central High School ranks 7th of 8 nearby schools, at 31.3% versus a 41.0% average.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Distant, or in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment figures show a decrease of 122 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
Anyone can start a thread about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Floyd Central High School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Floyd County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
35,224
Census ACS
Median income
$41,279
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
22%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
5,347 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Floyd County
- Betsy Layne Elementary SchoolElementary · 638 students
- South Floyd Elementary SchoolElementary · 596 students
- Prestonsburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 574 students
- May Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 508 students
- Prestonsburg High SchoolHigh · 508 students
- Allen Elementary SchoolElementary · 462 students
Other Floyd Central High schools
One other US public school is named Floyd Central High. Floyd Central High School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Floyd Central High SchoolFloyd Knobs, IN · 1,785 students
Nearby schools
- Duff-Allen Central Elementary0.8 mi · 376
- May Valley Elementary School4.2 mi · 508
- Renaissance Learning Center5.5 mi · 174
- Jones Fork Elementary School7.0 mi · 153
- John M. Stumbo Elementary School8.3 mi · 260
- South Floyd Elementary School8.9 mi · 596
Frequently asked questions
About Floyd Central High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Floyd Central High School?
Floyd Central High School enrolls approximately 534 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Floyd Central High School serve?
Floyd Central High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Floyd Central High School have?
Floyd Central High School employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Floyd Central High School?
Student demographics at Floyd Central High School are roughly 97% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Floyd Central High School public or private?
Floyd Central High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Floyd County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.