Powell County Academy
Alternative · Grades 6–12 · 55 students
Powell County High School
700 W College Ave, Stanton, KY 40380
Grades
9–12
High
Students
580
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
15.1 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Powell County
Powell County
Schola Grade D · Below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 214 Kentucky high schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Kentucky high schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Powell County High School
Powell County High School is a public high school in Stanton, Kentucky, serving grades 9–12. It is part of Powell County. The school is located in a remote rural area in Powell County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 580 students were enrolled, with about 15.1 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is close to the typical Kentucky high school (15.2 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is D (below average), compared with 214 Kentucky high schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 9–12
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- High
- Grades offered
- 9–12
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 580 students
- Students per teacher
- 15.1 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Virtual learning
- Offers virtual courses
- Locale
- Rural — Remote
- School district
- Powell County
- County
- Powell County
- NCES school ID
- 210489001220
Schools near Powell County High School
All 5 schools in Stanton →
Estill County Area Technology Center
CTE · Grades 9–12
Estill County High School
Public · Grades 9–12 · 643 students
Estill County Success Academy
Alternative · Grades 6–12 · 58 students
Montgomery County Area Technology Center
CTE · Grades 8–12
Montgomery County High School
Public · Grades 9–12 · 1,345 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.