Enrollment
303
High
DISTRICT 339 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAZARD INDEPENDENT·NCES 210267000568
Hazard High School
157 Bulldog Ln, Hazard, KY 41701 · (606) 439-1318 · Perry County
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL303 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 69% of Kentucky public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
12.9:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
152 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 63%
Community
0
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 | 67 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 79 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 79 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 76 | 25% |
| Ungraded | 2 | 1% |
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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 Hazard Independent. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
58.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
46.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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
42.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.4%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Hazard High School
Hazard High School's state test result (42.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazard High School this school | 303 | 50.2% | 42.5% |
| Ballard Memorial High School Barlow | 276 | 54.0% | 49.0% |
| Livingston Central High School Smithland | 339 | 51.9% | 43.3% |
| Crittenden County High School Marion | 381 | 54.3% | 40.3% |
| Bracken County High School Brooksville | 377 | 54.4% | 32.8% |
| Raceland-Worthington High School Raceland | 387 | 45.5% | 34.8% |
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 Hazard High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.5% | #59 of 211 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #73 of 211 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #35 of 211 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 303 | #205 of 304 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #20 of 217 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.7% | #155 of 217 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.2% | #165 of 230 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.7% | #48 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
303
+28 (+10%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 344
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 303 | 23.5 | 12.9:1 | 50% (152) |
| 2023-24 | 301 | 23.2 | 13.0:1 | 57% (173) |
| 2022-23 | 277 | 23.5 | 11.8:1 | 58% (162) |
| 2020-21 | 275 | 22 | 12.5:1 | 60% (166) |
| 2017-18 | 343 | 22.5 | 15.2:1 | 59% (201) |
| 2015-16 | 301 | 21 | 14.3:1 | 56% (168) |
| 2010-11 | 286 | 19 | 15.1:1 | 49% (141) |
| 2000-01 | 333 | 25 | 13.3:1 | 32% (107) |
| 1990-91 | 344 | 24 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hazard High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (343 to 303); teachers up 4% (22.5 to 23.5).
About Hazard High School
Hazard High School is a public high school run by Hazard Independent in Hazard, Kentucky. It had 303 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 9 through 12. High schools in Kentucky have about 558 students on average; enrollment here is 46% lower.
Hazard High School is one of 3 schools in Hazard Independent, which enrolls 1,016 students in total.
The share of White students at Hazard High School is 91%. The remaining shares are 4% Black and 4% multiracial. In Perry County overall, the White share is about 94%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 17%.
Its staff includes 23.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 12.9 students per teacher. Across high schools in Kentucky, the average ratio is 16.6:1. Hazard High School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 50%. The 70% average for public schools in Perry County is 20 points higher.
Hazard High School holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 69% of Kentucky public high schools.
Hazard High School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 42.5% is 3.9 points below the 46.4% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In Perry County, home to about 27,499 people, the median household earns about $42,181 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 15% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 25%. Public schools in Perry County number 15, with about 4,432 students.
Hazard High School is about 0.9 miles from Roy G. Eversole Elementary School, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Hazard High School is 5th of 7 on proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Town: Remote, meaning it is in a town far from an urbanized area.
In 2020-21, Hazard High School enrolled 275 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 303.
People can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs and other school topics. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Perry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
27,499
Census ACS
Median income
$42,181
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
25%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
4,432 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hazard Independent
- Roy G. Eversole Elementary SchoolElementary · 457 students
- Hazard Middle SchoolMiddle · 256 students
- Hazard Community College Tech CampusHigh
- Kentucky TECH - Hazard Regional Tech CtrHigh
Other schools in Hazard
- Perry County Central High SchoolHigh · 819 students
- West Perry Elementary SchoolElementary · 743 students
- East Perry County Elementary SchoolElementary · 603 students
- Roy G. Eversole Elementary SchoolElementary · 457 students
- Hazard Middle SchoolMiddle · 256 students
- Cordia SchoolCombined · 185 students
Nearby schools
- Roy G. Eversole Elementary School0.9 mi · 457
- Hazard Middle School1.6 mi · 256
- Learning Academy3.3 mi · 39
- Perry County Central High School3.3 mi · 819
- Perry County Alternative School3.4 mi · 7
- West Perry Elementary School3.4 mi · 743
Frequently asked questions
About Hazard High SchoolHow many students attend Hazard High School?
Hazard High School enrolls approximately 303 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Hazard High School serve?
Hazard High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hazard High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hazard High School is approximately 12.9:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hazard High School?
At Hazard High School, the student body is approximately 91% White, 0% Hispanic, 4% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Hazard High School public or private?
Hazard High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hazard Independent.
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