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C−

Floyd County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns

Serves Prestonsburg, Wheelwright, Martin, Wayland and Allen.

Prestonsburg’s School Grade C− better than 20% of Kentucky school districts

Students
5,347
Schools
14
Spent per student
$13,628
KY $14,752
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
79%
Debt
$48.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Floyd County School District

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 20% of Kentucky districts
  • Math proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Spends 8% less per student than the KY average
  • 15 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 6.4% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $48.7M, about $9,110 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 20% 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 towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Prestonsburg. Grade by grade →

PK–82 schoolsThis district
9–122 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. KY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency26%
State average 37.8% · 2,815 students tested
Reading / language arts40%
State average 44.7% · 2,816 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90%
State average 91.4% · 405 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
$13,628 per student · 8% below KY
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 37%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 19%State 51%Federal 30%

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

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

Enrollment over time
5,712’20
5,449’21
5,563’22
5,449’23
5,347’24

Down 6.4% since 2020–21.

Students
White 97%Hispanic 2%Two or more races 1%Black <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Betsy Layne Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Betsy Layne
D
638 students16:1
South Floyd Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Hi Hat
C−
596 students17:1
Prestonsburg Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Prestonsburg
D
574 students15:1
May Valley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Martin
C+
508 students17:1
Allen Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Allen
D
462 students16:1
Duff-Allen Central Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Eastern
C
376 students11:1
John M. Stumbo Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Grethel
C
260 students14:1
Renaissance Learning Center
Other · Grades K–12 · Martin
C−
174 students9:1
Home Instruction Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Petersburg
7 students7:1
James D. Adams Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Prestonsburg
C+
311 students16:1
Floyd Central High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Eastern
C
534 students17:1
Prestonsburg High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Prestonsburg
C−
508 students17:1
Betsy Layne High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Stanville
D
387 students17:1
Home Instruction H.S.
High · Grades 9–12 · Petersburg
12 students12:1

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.