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Enrollment
508
High
DISTRICT 360 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FLOYD COUNTY·NCES 210195000423
Prestonsburg High School
825 Blackcat Boulevard, Prestonsburg, KY 41653 · (606) 886-2252 · Floyd County
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL508 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 18% 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.
- C-Beats 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
17.2:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
330 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 | 139 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 144 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 123 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 101 | 20% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 6% · 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
43.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
24.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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
28.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.9%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Prestonsburg High School
Prestonsburg High School's state test result (28.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prestonsburg High School this school | 508 | 65.0% | 28.8% |
| Jackson County High School McKee | 536 | 65.9% | 41.3% |
| Shelby Valley High School Pikeville | 503 | 63.0% | 35.3% |
| Morgan County High School West Liberty | 527 | 63.0% | 33.5% |
| Magoffin County High School Salyersville | 538 | 65.8% | 28.0% |
| Knott County Central High School Hindman | 520 | 62.7% | 40.0% |
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 Prestonsburg High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.8% | #171 of 211 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #190 of 211 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #143 of 211 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 508 | #164 of 304 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #128 of 217 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.6% | #178 of 217 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.0% | #69 of 230 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.2% | #41 of 72 |
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
508
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 755
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 17.6:1
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 | 508 | 29.6 | 17.2:1 | 65% (330) |
| 2023-24 | 498 | 31.4 | 15.8:1 | 63% (315) |
| 2022-23 | 492 | 31.5 | 15.6:1 | 60% (294) |
| 2020-21 | 511 | 29 | 17.6:1 | 61% (312) |
| 2017-18 | 474 | 28.5 | 16.6:1 | 59% (282) |
| 2015-16 | 497 | 27 | 18.4:1 | 59% (293) |
| 2010-11 | 601 | 32 | 18.8:1 | 61% (366) |
| 2000-01 | 692 | 37 | 18.7:1 | 41% (282) |
| 1990-91 | 755 | 44 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Prestonsburg High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (474 to 508); teachers up 4% (28.5 to 29.6).
About Prestonsburg High School
Prestonsburg High School is a medium-sized high school with its address in Prestonsburg, Kentucky. It serves 508 students in grades 9 through 12.
The 14 schools in Floyd County enroll 5,347 students altogether, Prestonsburg High School among them.
White students are the large majority at Prestonsburg High School, with 94% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 3% Hispanic. The White share in Floyd County as a whole is similar, at about 96%. Prestonsburg High School has a diversity index of 11%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
A ratio of 17.2:1 comes from the school's 29.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. High schools in Kentucky have a similar average ratio of 16.6:1. The lunch program counts 65% of students at Prestonsburg High School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The average for public schools in Floyd County is 79%.
allk12 grades Prestonsburg High School a C-. The grade compares the school only with Kentucky public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Prestonsburg High School would score about 40.9%. It scores 28.8%, 12.2 points below that figure.
According to the American Community Survey, in Floyd County, median household income is about $41,279, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 22% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 15 public schools operate in Floyd County, serving about 5,347 students.
HOME INSTRUCTION ELEMENTARY is located about 0.7 miles from Prestonsburg High School. Other public schools within five miles: 5. Nearby schools with test data average 43.3% proficiency; Prestonsburg High School posts 28.8%.
Prestonsburg High School is coded as Town: Remote in federal locale data.
Enrollment at Prestonsburg High School was 511 in 2020-21 and 508 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
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Floyd County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
35,224
Census ACS
Median income
$41,279
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
22%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
5,347 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Floyd County
- Betsy Layne Elementary SchoolElementary · 638 students
- South Floyd Elementary SchoolElementary · 596 students
- Prestonsburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 574 students
- Floyd Central High SchoolHigh · 534 students
- May Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 508 students
- Allen Elementary SchoolElementary · 462 students
Other schools in Prestonsburg
- Prestonsburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 574 students
- James D. Adams Middle SchoolMiddle · 311 students
Nearby schools
- HOME INSTRUCTION ELEMENTARY0.7 mi · 7
- HOME INSTRUCTION H.S.0.7 mi · 12
- James D. Adams Middle School2.1 mi · 311
- Prestonsburg Elementary School2.8 mi · 574
- Allen Elementary School4.8 mi · 462
- Porter Elementary School5.4 mi · 431
Frequently asked questions
About Prestonsburg High SchoolHow large is Prestonsburg High School?
Prestonsburg High School enrolls approximately 508 students in grades 09-12.
Is Prestonsburg High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Prestonsburg High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Prestonsburg High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Prestonsburg High School is approximately 17.2:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Prestonsburg High School?
At Prestonsburg High School, the student body is approximately 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Prestonsburg High School in?
Prestonsburg High School is part of Floyd County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.