Gateway Academy High School

Set in Mayfield, Kentucky, Gateway Academy High School is a minimally staffed four-year high school, overseen by Graves County. It works with 48 students across grades 7 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 558 students per school, that is 91% below typical.

Gateway Academy High School is one of 10 schools operated by Graves County, a district that teaches 3,906 students overall.

On demographics, Gateway Academy High School logs that White students make up the majority at 71%. Beyond that, the school records 19% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Black. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 86%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 48.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 16.6:1 average. About 63% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Graves County indicate median household income runs about $50,772, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. Gateway Academy High School is one of 14 public schools in Graves County (combined enrollment of about 5,969 students).

Nearest neighbor: Graves County High School, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around Gateway Academy High School.

The campus sits in a town-based setting. Gateway Academy High School delivers learning online rather than in a traditional classroom setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Gateway Academy High School has increased 9%, going from 44 students in 2018 to 48 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 93% to 71% over that span. Class-load math has loosened: from 44.0:1 in 2018 to 48.0:1 in 2025.

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