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Bell County Schools
Bell County is a public school district in Kentucky, based in Bell County (Pineville). SchoolGrade grades 7 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Bell County on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Bell County
7 of 7 schools in Bell County carry a SchoolGrade. Grade distribution:
C: 5D: 2
Best schools in Bell County
Statewide rankings: all 225 high schools in Kentucky · all 207 middle schools in Kentucky · all 676 elementary schools in Kentucky
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- C Bell Central School Center (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- C Bell County High School (High school, meets expectations)
- C- Yellow Creek School Center (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C- Page School Center (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C- Frakes School Center (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D+ Lone Jack School Center (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D Right Fork School Center (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in Bell County
All schools, A to Z (7)
- C Bell Central School Center, Pineville
- C Bell County High School, Pineville
- C- Frakes School Center, Frakes
- D+ Lone Jack School Center, Fourmile
- C- Page School Center, Pineville
- D Right Fork School Center, Stoney Fork
- C- Yellow Creek School Center, Middlesboro
Where Bell County schools are
Cities and towns served (5)
- Pineville (3)
- Fourmile (1)
- Frakes (1)
- Middlesboro (1)
- Stoney Fork (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Kentucky
- County: Bell County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: distant rural (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 2,441 students with 163 full-time-equivalent teachers and 393 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2100390
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Middlesboro Independent (4 schools, 9 mi)
- Knox County (12 schools, 15 mi)
- Harlan Independent (3 schools, 21 mi)
- Whitley County (11 schools, 24 mi)
- Harlan County (9 schools, 26 mi)
- Leslie County (5 schools, 29 mi)
- Corbin Independent (9 schools, 29 mi)
- Clay County (10 schools, 30 mi)
Questions about Bell County
How many schools are in Bell County?
SchoolGrade grades 7 public schools in Bell County, across 5 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Bell County serve?
The largest by graded schools: Pineville, Fourmile, Frakes, Middlesboro, Stoney Fork.
How good are the schools in Bell County?
Across the 7 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C-, with 27.1% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 28.3%. 71% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Bell County?
2,441 students were enrolled in Bell County in the 2023-24 school year, about 15.0 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Bell County?
Bell County is in Kentucky, based in Bell County, with its district office in Pineville. Its boundary covers about 350 sq mi.