Pike County Schools (Kentucky)

Pike County Schools
Location
Pikeville, KY
United States
District information
Type Public
"Focus On The Students"
Grades Pre-K through 12
Superintendent Reed Adkins
Students and staff
Students 10,457 (2008)[1]
Teachers 745 (2008)[1]
Student-teacher ratio 15.1 (2008)[1]
Other information
Website www.pike.k12.ky.us

Pike County Schools is a public school district located in Pike County, Kentucky. The district has 10,457 students (as of 2008) attending 25 schools, making it the eighth largest school district in Kentucky.[1] It serves the entire county except for the city of Pikeville, which has a separate district of its own. Although some of the schools operated by the Pike County district have a Pikeville mailing address, none of them are within the Pikeville city limits.

Board of education

The five members of the Pike County Board of Education are elected by general election to four-year terms. Each board member is responsible for an area of Pike County and the schools contained therein. The current board members are: Chairman Justin Maynard, Vice Chairman Kenneth "C.B." Biliter, Ireland "Heavy" Blankenship, and Nee Jackson. The District 3 board seat was vacated in October 2015 by Frank Ratliff. The seat has not yet been filled.[2] Reed Adkins currently serves as superintendent.[3]

List of schools

School City Mascot Enrollment[4]
Belfry High SchoolSouth WilliamsonPirates800
East Ridge High SchoolLick CreekWarriors750
Phelps High SchoolPhelpsHornets408
Pike County Central High SchoolPikevilleHawks714
Shelby Valley High SchoolPikevilleWildcats598
Belfry MiddleSouth WilliamsonPirates558
Virgie MiddleVirgieEagles264
Bevins ElementarySidneyCardinals198
Blackberry ElementaryBlackberryBulldogs128
Dorton ElementaryDortonWildcats320
Elkhorn City ElementaryElkhorn CityCougars497
Feds Creek ElementaryFeds CreekVikings275
G.F. Johnson ElementaryPikevilleEagles340
Johns Creek ElementaryPikevilleBearcats797
Kimper ElementaryKimperCubs185
Majestic-Knox ElementaryMajesticLions146
Milliard ElementaryPikevilleMustangs859
Mullins ElementaryPikevilleTigers492
Northpoint AcademyPikeville100
Phelps Day TreatmentPhelps25
Phelps ElementaryKimperHornets299
Robinson Creek ElementaryRobinson CreekZebras146
Runyon ElementaryStoneRaiders144
Shelby Valley Day TreatmentPikeville27
Southside ElementarySouth WilliamsonStars563

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Kentucky School District Profiles Retrieved on 2010-09-24
  2. ↑ Board Members Pike County Schools. Retrieved on 2010-09-24
  3. ↑ Administration Pike County Schools. Retrieved on 2010-09-24
  4. ↑ Enrollment is approximate. Compiled from Pike County Schools website.


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