Floyd County Schools

Floyd County Schools
Location
106 North Front Avenue, Prestonsburg (Floyd County) Kentucky 41653 United States
Coordinates	37°40′05″N 82°46′33″W / 37.668104°N 82.775696°WCoordinates: 37°40′05″N 82°46′33″W / 37.668104°N 82.775696°W
District information
Type	Public
Grades	Pre-Kindergarten to 12
Superintendent	Henry Webb
Schools	19 [1]
Budget	$61,411,000 (2008-2009 school year)[1]
District ID	2101950[1].
Students and staff
Students	6,050 [1]
Teachers	390.70 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Student-teacher ratio	15.49
Other information
Website	www.floyd.kyschools.us

Floyd County Schools is the school district created to serve the public education needs of Floyd County, Kentucky.

The district has 19 schools serving a total of about six thousand students.

The school district comprises eight elementary schools :

• Allen Elementary School, Allen serving grades PK-8 ^[2]
• Betsy Layne Elementary School, Betsy Layne serving grades PK-8 ^[3]
• James A. Duff Elementary School, Eastern serving grades PK-5 ^[4]
• John M. Stumbo Elementary School, Grethel serving grades PK-8 ^[5]
• May Valley Elementary School, Martin serving grades PK-5 ^[6]
• McDowell Elementary School, McDowell serving grades PK-5 ^[7]
• Prestonsburg Elementary School, Prestonsburg serving grades PK-5 ^[8]
• W.D. Osborne Elementary School, Bevinsville serving grades PK-5 ^[9]

At the end of the 2016–17 school year, McDowell and Osborne Elementary Schools will close. The two schools will be consolidated into a single school at the campus now occupied by South Floyd High School, which will also close at that time.^[10]

There are three middle schools serving grades 6-8:

• Allen Central Middle School, Eastern ^[11]
• James D. Adams Middle School, Prestonsburg ^[12]
• South Floyd Middle School, Hi Hat ^[13]

And five high schools serving grades 9-12:

• Allen Central High School, Eastern ^[14]
• Betsy Layne High School, Betsy Layne ^[15]
• Prestonsburg High School, Prestonsburg ^[16]
• Renaissance Learning Center, Martin ^[17]
• South Floyd High School, Hi Hat ^[18]

At the end of the 2016–17 school year, Allen Central and South Floyd will be closed as high schools and consolidated into the new Floyd Central High School at a new campus in Eastern.^[10]

There are also some schools organized for non-traditional learning:

• Floyd County Area Technology Center, Martin which appears to be a former vocational High School. It currently reports zero students. ^[19]
• Home Instruction Elementary, Prestonsburg ^[20]
• Home Instruction H.S., Prestonsburg ^[21]

Once Allen Central High closes, it will be converted to the district's vocational/technical hub.^[10]

References

1. "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Floyd County". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
2. "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Allen Elementary School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
3. "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Betsy Layne Elementary School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
4. "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for James A. Duff Elementary School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
5. "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for John M. Stumbo Elementary School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
6. "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for May Valley Elementary School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
7. "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Mcdowell Elementary School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
8. "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Prestonsburg Elementary School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
9. "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for W.D. Osborne Elementary School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
10. Meadows, Mary (May 12, 2016). "Floyd Central Construction Ahead of Schedule". Floyd County Chronicle. Prestonsburg, KY. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
11. "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Allen Central Middle School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
12. "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for James D. Adams Middle School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
13. "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for South Floyd Middle School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
14. "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Allen Central High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
15. "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Betsy Layne High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
16. "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Prestonsburg High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
17. "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Renaissance Learning Center". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
18. "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for South Floyd High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
19. "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Floyd County Area Technology Center". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
20. "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Home Instruction Elementary". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
21. "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Home Instruction H.S.". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 7, 2012.

External links

• The Floyd County Schools website