Pleasure Ridge Park High

Pleasure Ridge Park High is one of the substantial senior highs in Louisville, Kentucky, one of the schools within Jefferson County, with 1,777 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. That puts it 218% larger than the typical public school in Kentucky, which averages around 558 students.

Jefferson County runs 167 schools in total, collectively educating 95,124 students. Pleasure Ridge Park High is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Pleasure Ridge Park High records that 39% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder looks like 38% White, 16% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 21%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 90 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.6:1, putting Pleasure Ridge Park High higher than the state norm the norm. Around 70% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Jefferson County's rate of about 61%.

With demographic context factored in, Pleasure Ridge Park High falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 39.2%; this one comes in at 15.5%, -23.7 points off the demographic line.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Jefferson County put median household income runs about $69,866, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Jefferson County's 175 public schools (combined enrollment of about 95,579 students), Pleasure Ridge Park High is one campus in the mix.

Greenwood Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Pleasure Ridge Park High comes 6th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 20.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Five-year trend. Pleasure Ridge Park High's enrollment has grew 5% since 2018, when it stood at 1,699 (now 1,777). White enrollment moved from 61% to 38% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 18.1:1 in 2018 to 19.7:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.