Mayfield High School

Mayfield High School operates as a middle-of-the-pack high school in Mayfield, Kentucky, run under Mayfield Independent. Current enrollment sits at 517 students spanning grades 9 through 12.

Within Mayfield Independent, which oversees 3 schools and 2,063 students, Mayfield High School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Mayfield High School shows that 42% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest looks like 38% White, 12% Black, 8% multiracial. By comparison, Graves County as a whole is about 8% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Mayfield High School records 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.7:1. The state averages about 16.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 62% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Mayfield High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 41.9%; this one delivers 40.3%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Graves County shows median household income runs about $50,772, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. In all, Graves County runs 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,969 students), of which Mayfield High School is one.

The closest other public school is Mayfield Elementary School, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Mayfield High School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 49.2%.

Mayfield High School operates from a town-based location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 11%: 467 students in 2018 compared to 517 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 26% to 42% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 16.7:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.