📍 11580 Hwy 632, Phelps, Pike County, 41553
Phelps High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Phelps, Pike County. The school has 230 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pike County school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Phelps High School enrolls 230 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 19 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 97% White, 2.2% Hispanic or Latino and <1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 223 | 97% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 | 2.2% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
215 of the school's 230 students (93%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 205 qualify for free lunch and 10 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Phelps High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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 31, state house district 93.
Phelps High School is one of 20 schools in Pike County, based in Pikeville, Kentucky. The district serves 7,515 students district-wide and employs 498 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 230 students, Phelps High School is smaller than the district average of about 376 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote