Pike County Central High School

Pike County Central High School, a mid-sized high school in Pikeville, Kentucky, run under Pike County, caters to 561 students, covering grades 9 through 12.

Pike County comprises 20 schools with combined enrollment of 7,515 students; Pike County Central High School is among them.

Demographically, Pike County Central High School lists that 96% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. That composition is broadly in line with Pike County as a whole.

On the resource side, Pike County Central High School records 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.5:1. The state averages about 16.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 52% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is below Pike County's rate of about 67%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Pike County Central High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 45.6%; this one delivers 39.0%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Pike County shows median household income runs about $44,312, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 18%. In all, Pike County runs 24 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,644 students), of which Pike County Central High School is one.

The closest other public school is Pike County Virtual Academy, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Pike County Central High School at 6th of 6; the average score across the group is 53.0%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 13%: 646 students in 2018 compared to 561 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 18.2:1 in 2018 to 16.5:1 in 2025.

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