Pike County Day Treatment

Pike County Day Treatment, a minimally staffed four-year high school in Pikeville, Kentucky, operated by Pike County, caters to 14 students, covering grades 5 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 97% below the state mean of about 558.

Pike County Day Treatment is one of 20 schools operated by Pike County, a district that enrolls 7,515 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Pike County Day Treatment shows that nearly all students (93%) are White. Other groups include 7% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Pike County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 3.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.6:1, putting Pike County Day Treatment tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 93% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Pike County (around 67%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

In the broader community, Pike County reports that median household income runs about $44,312, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, 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 Day Treatment is one.

Northpoint Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around Pike County Day Treatment.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Pike County Day Treatment's enrollment has contracted 50% since 2018, when it stood at 28 (now 14). White enrollment moved from 100% to 93% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 5.6:1 in 2018 to 3.5:1 in 2025.

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