📍 125 Douglas Park, Pikeville, Pike County, 41501
Shelby Valley High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Pikeville, Pike County. The school has 531 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pike County school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 2 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Shelby Valley High School enrolls 531 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 32 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 98% White, 1.3% Black or African American and <1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 519 | 98% |
| Black or African American | 7 | 1.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
348 of the school's 531 students (66%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 339 qualify for free lunch and 9 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Shelby Valley High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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 92.
Shelby Valley 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 531 students, Shelby Valley High School 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 - Distant
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