Hazard High School

Hazard High School, a modestly sized secondary school in Hazard, Kentucky, overseen by Hazard Independent, enrolls 303 students, covering grades 9 through 12. That puts it 46% below the typical public school in Kentucky, which averages around 558 students.

Hazard Independent comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 1,016 students; Hazard High School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Hazard High School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (91%); the rest reads as 4% Black, 4% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Perry County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Hazard High School has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.6:1, putting Hazard High School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 50% of students at Hazard High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Perry County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Hazard High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 46.4%; this one delivers 42.5%.

In the broader community, census data for Perry County shows median household income runs about $42,181, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 25%. Hazard High School is one of 15 public schools in Perry County (combined enrollment of about 4,432 students).

The closest other public school is Roy G. Eversole Elementary School, roughly 0.9 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Hazard High School at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 45.6%.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hazard High School has decreased 12%, going from 343 students in 2018 to 303 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 85% to 91% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 in 2025.

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