📍 170 St. Hwy. 319, Belfry, Pike County, 41514
Belfry Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Belfry, Pike County. The school has 592 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pike County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 35.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.7:1. 40% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Belfry Elementary enrolls 592 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 35.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% White, 3.2% Two or more races and 1.7% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 553 | 93% |
| Two or more races | 19 | 3.2% |
| Black or African American | 10 | 1.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 | 1.2% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
403 of the school's 592 students (68%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 368 qualify for free lunch and 35 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Belfry Elementary 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.
Belfry Elementary 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 592 students, Belfry Elementary is larger than the district average of about 376 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote