Bell County School District

Public Grades PK–12 B+School Grade

Public schools for Pineville.

At a glance

2,436Students enrolled

7Schools

$15,561Spent per student

15:1Student–teacher ratio

79%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Pineville

Grades PK–8

6 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs KY

Math proficiency27%

State average 29.6%

Reading / language arts40%

State average 41.3%

Graduation rate (4-year)97%

State average 91.8%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$15,561

per student each year · 5% above the KY average

Spending

Classroom instruction55%

Support & administration37%

Other8%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)21%

State52%

Federal27%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

2,565’20

2,518’21

2,453’22

2,441’23

2,436’24

Students

White · 98%2,376

Two or more races · 1%22

Hispanic · 1%18

Black · 1%16

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%3

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander · 0%1

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Schools7 in district

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Yellow Creek School CenterElementary · Grades PK–8 · 575 students · Middlesboro

B-Public 📚

Bell Central School CenterElementary · Grades PK–8 · 502 students · Pineville

B+Public 📚

Page School CenterElementary · Grades PK–8 · 272 students · Pineville

B-Public 📚

Lone Jack School CenterElementary · Grades PK–8 · 196 students · Fourmile

C+Public 📚

Right Fork School CenterElementary · Grades PK–8 · 152 students · Stoney Fork

C-Public 📚

Frakes School CenterElementary · Grades PK–8 · 117 students · Frakes

BPublic 🏫

Bell County High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 622 students · Pineville

BPublic

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.