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Alumni: what's one memory from Pineville Independent School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
531
Combined
STATE 202
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PINEVILLE INDEPENDENT·NCES 210486002393
Pineville Independent School
401 Virginia Avenue, Pineville, KY 40977 · (606) 337-5701 · Bell County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL531 STUDENTS
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This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
38 FTE teachers
STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
441 students
STATE 63%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 37 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 23 | 4% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 42 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 24 | 5% |
| Grade 6 | 38 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 34 | 6% |
| Grade 8 | 41 | 8% |
| Grade 9 | 40 | 8% |
| Grade 10 | 31 | 6% |
| Grade 11 | 48 | 9% |
| Grade 12 | 44 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (23) is 44% smaller than its 8th grade class (41).
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
56.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
43.3%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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
47.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.2%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Pineville Independent School
Pineville Independent School's state test result (47.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pineville Independent School this school | 531 | 83.1% | 47.4% |
| Jenkins Independent School Jenkins | 453 | 77.9% | 34.2% |
| Williamsburg City School Williamsburg | 833 | 81.8% | 33.0% |
| Buckhorn School Buckhorn | 320 | 80.9% | 48.7% |
| Barbourville City School Barbourville | 755 | 68.6% | 51.9% |
| Robertson County School Mount Olivet | 453 | 66.9% | 32.9% |
Matched among Kentucky K-12 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 Pineville Independent School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.4% | #5 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.3% | #6 of 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #4 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 531 | #4 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #3 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.0% | #6 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.1% | #1 of 15 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
531
-70 (-12%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 531 | 38 | 14.0:1 | 83% (441) |
| 2023-24 | 569 | 40.9 | 13.9:1 | 86% (490) |
| 2022-23 | 577 | 38.9 | 14.8:1 | 77% (445) |
| 2020-21 | 601 | 37 | 16.2:1 | 80% (481) |
| 2017-18 | 573 | 37 | 15.5:1 | 77% (439) |
| 2015-16 | 520 | 35 | 14.9:1 | 76% (395) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pineville Independent School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (573 to 531); teachers up 3% (37 to 38).
About Pineville Independent School
As a high-enrollment combined-grade school, Pineville Independent School serves students in Pineville, Kentucky. School enrollment was 531 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 12. The average among combined schools in Kentucky is roughly 202 students; this school is 163% above that.
Pineville Independent School is listed under Pineville Independent in federal data.
The student body at Pineville Independent School is 93% White. Other groups make up 2% Black and 2% multiracial. The county population is about 93% White, within a few points of the school. The school's diversity index is 13%, meaning two students picked at random have a 13% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The count of teachers at Pineville Independent School is 38 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 14.0:1. That is 3.7 students per teacher below the 17.7:1 average for combined schools in Kentucky. Around 83% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals.
Pineville Independent School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 47.4% is 13.2 points above the 34.2% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In the county around the school, Bell County, the median household income is $31,354, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 16% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 25%. Bell County is home to 18 public schools and about 4,135 public school students.
The closest other public school is Lone Jack School Center, about 3.3 miles away. Within five miles are 4 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Pineville Independent School is 4th of 9 on proficiency.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment is down 12% from 2020-21, when Pineville Independent School had 601 students, to 2024-25, when it had 531. Its ratio of students to teachers was 16.2:1 in 2020-21, and 14.0:1 in 2024-25.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Bell County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
23,509
Census ACS
Median income
$31,354
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
25%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
4,135 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pineville Independent
Other schools in Pineville
- Bell County High SchoolHigh · 622 students
- Bell Central School CenterElementary · 502 students
- Page School CenterElementary · 272 students
- Bell County Area Technology CenterHigh
- Cumberland Technical CollegeHigh
- Cumberland Valley Health Tech CenterHigh
Nearby schools
- Lone Jack School Center3.3 mi · 196
- Bell County High School3.5 mi · 622
- Bell Central School Center3.6 mi · 502
- Page School Center4.0 mi · 272
- Right Fork School Center6.6 mi · 152
- Flat Lick Elementary School7.0 mi · 163
Frequently asked questions
About Pineville Independent SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Pineville Independent School?
Pineville Independent School enrolls approximately 531 students in grades PK-12.
What age range does Pineville Independent School serve?
Pineville Independent School serves students from grade PK through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Pineville Independent School?
Approximately 14.0:1 students per teacher at Pineville Independent School.
What is the student diversity at Pineville Independent School?
Student demographics at Pineville Independent School are roughly 93% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Pineville Independent School in?
Pineville Independent School is part of Pineville Independent.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.