Pike County Schools (Kentucky)

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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 School South Williamson Pirates 800
East Ridge High School Lick Creek Warriors 750
Phelps High School Phelps Hornets 408
Pike County Central High School Pikeville Hawks 714
Shelby Valley High School Pikeville Wildcats 598
Belfry Middle South Williamson Pirates 558
Virgie Middle Virgie Eagles 264
Bevins Elementary Sidney Cardinals 198
Blackberry Elementary Blackberry Bulldogs 128
Dorton Elementary Dorton Wildcats 320
Elkhorn City Elementary Elkhorn City Cougars 497
Feds Creek Elementary Feds Creek Vikings 275
G.F. Johnson Elementary Pikeville Eagles 340
Johns Creek Elementary Pikeville Bearcats 797
Kimper Elementary Kimper Cubs 185
Majestic-Knox Elementary Majestic Lions 146
Milliard Elementary Pikeville Mustangs 859
Mullins Elementary Pikeville Tigers 492
Northpoint Academy Pikeville 100
Phelps Day Treatment Phelps 25
Phelps Elementary Kimper Hornets 299
Robinson Creek Elementary Robinson Creek Zebras 146
Runyon Elementary Stone Raiders 144
Shelby Valley Day Treatment Pikeville 27
Southside Elementary South Williamson Stars 563

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 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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