📍 825 Blackcat Boulevard, Prestonsburg, Floyd County, 41653
Prestonsburg High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Prestonsburg, Floyd County. The school has 492 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Floyd County school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 31.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 4 AP courses, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Prestonsburg High School enrolls 492 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 31.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 96% White, 2.4% Hispanic or Latino and 1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 471 | 96% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 12 | 2.4% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
294 of the school's 492 students (60%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 275 qualify for free lunch and 19 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Prestonsburg High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KY-50, state senate district 29, state house district 95.
Prestonsburg High School is one of 14 schools in Floyd County, based in Eastern, Kentucky. The district serves 5,347 students district-wide and employs 378 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 492 students, Prestonsburg High School is larger than the district average of about 382 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote
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