Salyersville Grade School

Salyersville Grade School is a K-5 school of mid-sized scale in Salyersville, Kentucky, run under Magoffin County, hosting 479 students in grades pre-K through 6.

Salyersville Grade School is one of 5 schools operated by Magoffin County, a district that educates 1,902 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Salyersville Grade School lists that nearly all students (96%) are White; the rest looks like 2% multiracial. Compared to Magoffin County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.3:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.4:1 average. Roughly 73% of students at Salyersville Grade School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Salyersville Grade School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 37.9%, the actual is 43.9%, a residual of +6.1 points.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Magoffin County) records that the typical household earns roughly $33,080 per year, 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 36%. Across Magoffin County's 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,902 students), Salyersville Grade School is one campus in the mix.

Herald Whitaker Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Salyersville Grade School at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 40.4%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Salyersville Grade School has grew 10%, going from 434 students in 2018 to 479 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.