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Best High Schools in Pike County, KY

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Schools

2,803

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedPikeville High School4^th of 254 Kentucky high schools

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Biggest riser

Phelps High School up 89 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Phelps High School 11.9 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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5 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KSA Mathematics (2025)			KSA Reading (2025)			KSA Science (2025)		KSA Writing (2025)		KSA Social Studies (2025)		KSA Editing and Mechanics (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KSA Mathematics 7th Grade	KSA Mathematics 8th Grade	KSA Mathematics 10th Grade	KSA Reading 7th Grade	KSA Reading 8th Grade	KSA Reading 10th Grade	KSA Science 7th Grade	KSA Science 11th Grade	KSA Writing 8th Grade	KSA Writing 11th Grade	KSA Social Studies 8th Grade	KSA Social Studies 11th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 8th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Belfry Area Technology Center	Public	8-12	25369 U.S. 119 N.	Belfry	41514	Pike County	Kentucky Technical System	No	No	No	No	(606) 353-4951	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Millard Area Technology Center	Public	8-12	7925 Millard Hwy	Pikeville	41501	Pike County	Kentucky Technical System	No	No	No	No	(606) 437-6059	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Pike County Central High School	Public	9-12	100 Winners Circle Drive	Pikeville	41501	Pike County	Pike County	No	No	No	No	(606) 432-4352	561	34	16.5	52.4%	539 (96.1%)	7 (1.2%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	59.4	80^th of 254 public high schools	68.5%		54.7	125^th of 290 public high schools	56.9%	45			38.0			47.0		24.0		65.0		47.0		36.0	$15,910	$1,624	$1,012	$2,636	$8,941	$4,076	$13,017
Belfry High School	Public	9-12	27678 Us 119 N	Belfry	41514	Pike County	Pike County	No	No	No	No	(606) 237-3900	463	31	14.9	58.1%	440 (95.0%)	8 (1.7%)	7 (1.5%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	66.4	61^st of 254 public high schools	76.0%		68.9	73^rd of 290 public high schools	74.8%	12			41.0			48.0		23.0		71.0		45.0		48.0	$16,769	$1,301	$861	$2,162	$10,232	$4,092	$14,324
Phelps High School	Public	7-12	11580 Hwy 632	Phelps	41553	Pike County	Pike County	No	No	No	No	(606) 456-3482	239	20	11.9	89.5%	229 (95.8%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.3%)	54.5	109^th of 254 public high schools	57.1%		31.9	198^th of 290 public high schools	31.7%	89			36.0	45.0		60.0				43.0	21.0	50.0	40.0	31.0	$20,164	$1,913	$932	$2,845	$12,144	$4,780	$16,924
Shelby Valley High School	Public	9-12	125 Douglas Park	Pikeville	41501	Pike County	Pike County	No	No	No	No	(606) 639-0033	503	33	15.2	63.0%	488 (97.0%)	3 (0.6%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	58	87^th of 254 public high schools	65.7%		81.4	26^th of 290 public high schools	91.0%	61			49.0			52.0		10.0		71.0		30.0		48.0	$16,191	$1,547	$901	$2,448	$9,311	$4,168	$13,479
East Ridge High School	Public	9-12	19471 Lick Mountain Rd	Lick Creek	41540	Pike County	Pike County	No	No	No	No	(606) 835-2811	360	26	13.8	76.1%	351 (97.5%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	46.3	140^th of 254 public high schools	44.9%		41.6	167^th of 290 public high schools	42.4%	27			34.0			50.0		13.0		48.0		37.0		44.0	$16,433	$1,788	$913	$2,701	$9,892	$3,548	$13,440
Northpoint Academy	Public	6-12	5279 North Mayo Trail	Pikeville	41501	Pike County	Pike County	No	No	No	No	(606) 433-9254	50	5	10.0	90.0%	46 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)												15.0
Pike County Day Treatment	Public	5-12	5279 North Mayo Trail	Pikeville	41501	Pike County	Pike County	No	No	No	No	(606) 433-9250	14	4	3.5	92.9%	13 (92.9%)	1 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Pike County Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	100 Winners Circle Drive	Pikeville	41501	Pike County	Pike County	No	No	Yes	No	(606) 432-7737	95	2	47.5	72.6%	93 (97.9%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)								(n/a)
Pikeville High School	Public	7-12	120 Championship Drive	Pikeville	41501	Pike County	Pikeville Independent	No	No	No	No	(606) 432-0185	518	39	13.4	30.5%	463 (89.4%)	7 (1.4%)	16 (3.1%)	15 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.3%)	95.3	4^th of 254 public high schools	98.4%		96.3	5^th of 290 public high schools	98.3%	1	75.0	70.0	89.0	76.0	55.0	88.0	50.0	32.0	57.0	77.0	57.0	61.0	61.0	64.0	$28,481	$2,665	$1,707	$4,372	$20,626	$3,483	$24,109

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kentucky Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.