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C

Bell County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Pineville.

Pineville’s School Grade C better than 33% of Kentucky school districts

Students
2,436
Schools
7
Spent per student
$15,561
KY $14,752
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
79%
Debt
$19.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Bell County School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 31% of Kentucky districts
  • Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Spends 5% more per student than the KY average
  • 15 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 5% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $19.2M, about $7,863 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 31% of the 172 Kentucky school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C
GraduationFour-year graduation close to the state, class of 2023
C
The town it serves, and its School Grade
CPineville 1,552

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Pineville. Grade by grade →

PK–12Pineville Independent SchoolPineville Independent School District

Test scores vs. KY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency28%
State average 37.8% · 1,259 students tested
Reading / language arts43%
State average 44.7% · 1,259 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 91.4% · 167 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$15,561 per student · 5% above KY
Spending
Classroom instruction 55%Support & administration 37%Other 8%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 21%State 52%Federal 27%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
2,565’20
2,518’21
2,453’22
2,441’23
2,436’24

Down 5% since 2020–21.

Students
White 98%Two or more races <1%Hispanic <1%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

7 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Kentucky’s other public schools.

Yellow Creek School Center
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Middlesboro
B−
575 students16:1
Bell Central School Center
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Pineville
B+
502 students14:1
Page School Center
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Pineville
B−
272 students16:1
Lone Jack School Center
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Fourmile
C+
196 students14:1
Right Fork School Center
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Stoney Fork
C−
152 students11:1
Frakes School Center
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Frakes
B
117 students13:1
Bell County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Pineville
B
622 students16:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Kentucky.