Lyon County High School

Set in Eddyville, Kentucky, Lyon County High School is an intimate 9-12 campus, operated by Lyon County. It teaches 292 students across grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Kentucky's public schools average about 558 students each, so Lyon County High School sits 48% leaner than that benchmark.

Within Lyon County, which oversees 3 schools and 987 students, Lyon County High School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Lyon County High School lists that 86% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school logs 6% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Lyon County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, Lyon County High School records 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.3:1. The state averages about 16.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 46% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Lyon County High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.1%; this one delivers 42.3%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Lyon County put the typical household earns roughly $65,066 per year, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Lyon County runs 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 987 students), of which Lyon County High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Lyon County Elementary School, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Lyon County High School. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Lyon County High School ranks 7th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 46.8%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Over the past 7-year window. Lyon County High School's enrollment has edged up 8% since 2018, when it stood at 270 (now 292). The White share of enrollment contracted from 93% to 86% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 16.3:1 today.

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