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Pineville, KY springPhoto: J654567 · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Schools in Pineville · Bell County School District, Pineville Independent School District

Pineville’s public schools score below 67% of Kentucky districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Pineville’s districts is 28%, below the Kentucky average (38%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Pineville, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Kentucky, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Kentucky state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
44%
▼ 0 pts vs KY 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
28%
▼ 10 pts vs KY 38%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90–94%
▼ 1–3 pts vs KY 91%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.6K
▲ 5% vs KY $14.8K
FY2024 · Bell County
Students per teacher
14.7
KY 15.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
531 students on the public path
In brief

Pineville’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 36 Kentucky towns with household incomes within a quarter of Pineville’s, its schools beat 50%, higher than their 33% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 44% of tested students were proficient in reading and 28% in math, against 45% and 38% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 91% across Kentucky (the state reports Pineville’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Bell County spends $15,561 per student and Pineville Independent $16,650, against $14,752 across Kentucky (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Pineville’s grade

C Test scoresC Graduation

C: better than 33% of Kentucky school districts. Graduation is above the Kentucky average; test scores are below it.

Kentucky school districts we grade (172)Better than 33%
Lower resultsHigher results
Kentucky towns with similar household incomes (36)Better than 50%
C−BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,544 test results and a graduating class of 167 could put Pineville anywhere from C− to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Pineville’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,544 in math, 1,544 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Pineville, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–12Pineville Independent SchoolPineville Independent School DistrictB−

Pineville runs its own schools through grade 12 (Bell County School District). From grade PK, students attend the Pineville Independent School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Pineville

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Bell County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 7 schools · 2,436 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 14.8 per teacher (KY 15.4)
$15,561KY $14,752 · FY2024
C
Pineville Independent School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 1 schools · 531 students, down 12% since 2020–21 · 14.0 per teacher (KY 15.4)
$16,650KY $14,752 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Bell County School District43%
State average 44.7% · 1259 students tested
Math · PK–12, Bell County School District28%
State average 37.8% · 1259 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Pineville Independent School District51%
State average 44.7% · 285 students tested
Math · PK–12, Pineville Independent School District28%
State average 37.8% · 285 students tested

Pineville vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Kentucky towns that share Pineville’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
PinevilleCBell County PK–12 · Pineville Independent PK–12

Every school in Pineville

1 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Kentucky’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Pinevilleby address
Pineville Independent School
Grades PK–12
B−
531 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Pineville’s schools

Are Pineville’s schools good?

On Kentucky’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Pineville children attend score below 67% of Kentucky’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 50%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Pineville in?

Two districts: Bell County School District runs grades PK–12, and Pineville Independent School District runs grades PK–12.

What is Pineville’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Bell County School District graduated in four years, against 91% across Kentucky.

How much does Pineville spend per student?

$15,561 in Bell County School District and $16,650 in Pineville Independent School District (FY2024), against $14,752 across Kentucky. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Kentucky. Stars are from neighbors.