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Enrollment
819
High
DISTRICT 429 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PERRY COUNTY·NCES 210477000755
Perry County Central High School
305 Park Ave, Hazard, KY 41701 · (606) 439-5888 · Perry County
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL819 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 24% of Kentucky public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
17.5:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.6:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
546 students
DISTRICT 79% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 218 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 233 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 208 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 156 | 19% |
| Ungraded | 4 | 0% |
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · 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
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
42.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
34.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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
30.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.3%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Perry County Central High School
Perry County Central High School's state test result (30.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perry County Central High School this school | 819 | 66.7% | 30.8% |
| Lincoln County High School Stanford | 886 | 66.9% | 32.5% |
| Breathitt County High School Jackson | 669 | 69.5% | 32.1% |
| Letcher County Central High School Whitesburg | 692 | 62.3% | 41.8% |
| South Laurel High School London | 1,119 | 66.1% | 48.3% |
| Clay County High School Manchester | 762 | 71.7% | 39.3% |
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 Perry County Central High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.8% | #163 of 211 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #150 of 211 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #153 of 211 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 819 | #106 of 304 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #136 of 217 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.8% | #191 of 217 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.7% | #57 of 230 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.9% | #92 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
819
-110 (-12%) vs 2020
-22% since 2000-01, when it was 1,053
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 18.6:1
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 | 819 | 46.9 | 17.5:1 | 67% (546) |
| 2023-24 | 806 | 48.3 | 16.7:1 | 69% (557) |
| 2022-23 | 877 | 52.3 | 16.8:1 | 67% (589) |
| 2020-21 | 929 | 50 | 18.6:1 | 73% (674) |
| 2017-18 | 870 | 53 | 16.4:1 | 71% (621) |
| 2015-16 | 936 | 51 | 18.4:1 | 72% (678) |
| 2010-11 | 966 | 61 | 15.8:1 | 66% (642) |
| 2000-01 | 1,053 | 73 | 14.4:1 | 54% (565) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Perry County Central High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (870 to 819); teachers down 11% (53 to 46.9).
About Perry County Central High School
Perry County Central High School is a mid-sized high school that serves part of Hazard, Kentucky. Enrollment totals 819 students across grades 9 through 12. The school is 47% bigger than the average for high schools in Kentucky.
Perry County serves 3,416 students across 9 schools.
At Perry County Central High School, 96% of students are White. After that, the student body is 2% Hispanic. Census estimates put Perry County at about 94% White, close to the school's figure. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 8%.
The school had 46.9 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 17.5:1. Across high schools in Kentucky, the average ratio is 16.6:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 67%. Public schools in Perry County average a similar 70%.
On the allk12 Grade, Perry County Central High School lands at C-, ahead of 24% of Kentucky public high schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Perry County Central High School would be expected to post about 40.3%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 30.8%.
Census data for Perry County show median household income comes to about $42,181, about 15% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 25%. The county has 15 public schools and about 4,432 students.
Of the public schools around it, Perry County Central High School is closest to Learning Academy, less than a tenth of a mile away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 7 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Perry County Central High School places 7th out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
Locale data from NCES put Perry County Central High School in a town far from an urbanized area (Town: Remote).
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 819, down from 929 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 17.5 students per teacher, compared with 18.6 in 2020-21.
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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 Perry County
- West Perry Elementary SchoolElementary · 743 students
- East Perry County Elementary SchoolElementary · 603 students
- Robert W Combs Elementary SchoolElementary · 325 students
- Buckhorn SchoolCombined · 320 students
- Viper Elementary SchoolElementary · 282 students
- Robinson Elementary SchoolElementary · 278 students
Other schools in Hazard
- West Perry Elementary SchoolElementary · 743 students
- East Perry County Elementary SchoolElementary · 603 students
- Roy G. Eversole Elementary SchoolElementary · 457 students
- Hazard High SchoolHigh · 303 students
- Hazard Middle SchoolMiddle · 256 students
- Cordia SchoolCombined · 185 students
Nearby schools
- Learning Academy0.0 mi · 39
- East Perry County Elementary School1.0 mi · 603
- West Perry Elementary School1.3 mi · 743
- Perry County Alternative School1.3 mi · 7
- Hazard Middle School1.8 mi · 256
- Roy G. Eversole Elementary School2.4 mi · 457
Frequently asked questions
About Perry County Central High SchoolHow large is Perry County Central High School?
Perry County Central High School enrolls approximately 819 students in grades 09-12.
Is Perry County Central High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Perry County Central High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Perry County Central High School have?
Perry County Central High School employs 47 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Perry County Central High School?
Student demographics at Perry County Central High School are roughly 96% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Perry County Central High School public or private?
Perry County Central High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Perry County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.