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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MAYFIELD INDEPENDENT·NCES 210390000995

Mayfield High School

700 Douthitt St, Mayfield, KY 42066 · (270) 247-4461 · Graves County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL517 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 68% of Kentucky public high schools
  • BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • B+Beats 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

Enrollment
517
High
DISTRICT 688 · STATE 558
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
322 students
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 63%
Community
5
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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 913726%
Grade 1013426%
Grade 1113326%
Grade 1211021%
Ungraded31%
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 47% · US 70%
White
19538%
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 71% · US 43%
Hispanic
21542%
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 10% · US 30%
Black
6212%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 11% · US 15%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
428%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
27553%
Female
24247%

School pathway

Feeds from
Mayfield Middle School05–08
Based on grade levels within Mayfield Independent. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/Distinguished
English Language Arts
50.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
49.0%
KY avg 42.8%

What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
40.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.9%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.7pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Mayfield High School

Mayfield High School's state test result (40.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Mayfield High School this school51762.3%40.3%
Fairdale High
Fairdale
1,40565.6%23.0%
Southern High
Louisville
1,72564.8%16.5%
Glasgow High School
Glasgow
60861.0%37.0%
Bryan Station High School
Lexington
2,03061.7%30.5%
Boone County High School
Florence
1,25252.6%36.3%
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 Mayfield High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Kentucky
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
40.3%#81 of 211
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
49.0%#58 of 211
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
50.0%#85 of 211
Enrollment
ranked largest first
517#163 of 304
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
16.7:1#109 of 217
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
66.4%#28 of 217
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
62.3%#85 of 230
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+10.7%#30 of 72
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 2024-25
Enrollment
517
+11 (+2%) vs 2020
+21% since 1990-91, when it was 426
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 17.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-255173116.7:162% (322)
2023-245343316.2:169% (369)
2022-235373216.8:161% (326)
2020-215062917.4:163% (320)
2017-184673015.6:172% (337)
2015-164173013.9:168% (285)
2010-113792714.0:169% (263)
2000-014003013.3:144% (175)
1990-914262914.7:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mayfield High School.

Since 2017-18: students up 11% (467 to 517); teachers up 3% (30 to 31).

About Mayfield High School

At 700 Douthitt St in Mayfield, Kentucky, Mayfield High School operates as a medium-sized high school. School enrollment was 517 students in 2024-25, in grades 9 through 12.

Mayfield Independent has 3 schools; together they serve 2,063 students.

Mayfield High School has no majority group; Hispanic students are the largest, at 42%. The remaining students are 38% White, 12% Black, and 8% multiracial. Among people living in Graves County, the Hispanic share is about 8%. Mayfield High School's diversity index is 66%, against a US figure of 70%.

The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 16.7:1, with 31 full-time-equivalent teachers. That matches the 16.6:1 average for high schools in Kentucky fairly closely. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Mayfield High School is 62%. For comparison, public schools in Graves County average 61%.

allk12 grades Mayfield High School a B+. The grade compares the school only with Kentucky public high schools, because each state gives its own test.

Mayfield High School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 40.3% is 1.7 points below the 41.9% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.

Mayfield High School is located in Graves County, where the median household income is $50,772, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Mayfield High School is one of 14 public schools in the county.

The nearest other public school, Mayfield Elementary School, is about 0.4 miles away. There are 7 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, Mayfield High School is 6th among 7 schools close by.

The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Town: Distant, meaning it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.

Compared with 2020-21, when it had 506 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 517.

Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Mayfield High School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.

Graves County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
36,630
Census ACS
Median income
$50,772
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
5,969 students

Quick facts

School name
Mayfield High School
District
Mayfield Independent
Address
700 Douthitt St, Mayfield, KY 42066
Phone
(270) 247-4461
County
Graves County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
517
Teachers (FTE)
31
Student–teacher ratio
16.7:1
Free and reduced lunch
322 (62%)
Locale
32-Town: Distant
NCES ID
210390000995
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Mayfield Independent
Other schools in Mayfield
Other Mayfield High schools

2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Mayfield High. Mayfield High School is the 3rd largest of the 3.

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Frequently asked questions

About Mayfield High School
How many students attend Mayfield High School?
Mayfield High School enrolls approximately 517 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Mayfield High School serve?
Mayfield High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Mayfield High School have?
Mayfield High School employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.7:1.
How diverse is Mayfield High School?
Mayfield High School reports a student body of 38% White, 42% Hispanic, 12% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Mayfield High School public or private?
Mayfield High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Mayfield Independent.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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