Prestonsburg High School

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Prestonsburg High School
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Prestonsburg High School
825 Blackcat Boulevard

Prestonsburg
,
KY
41653
Coordinates 37°40′37″N82°46′48″W / 37.67694°N 82.78005°W / 37.67694; -82.78005
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School type Public
School district Floyd County Schools
SuperintendentLarry Hammond(interim)
PrincipalRicky Thacker
Faculty31.50 (on FTE basis) [1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment492 [2]  (2022-2023)
Student to teacher ratio15.62 [1]
CampusSmall town
Color(s)   
Team nameBlackcats
Website School website

Prestonsburg High School, located in Prestonsburg, Kentucky, is one of three public high schools in the Floyd County School District of eastern Kentucky

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Athletics

Prestonsburg High is a member of the Kentucky High School Athletic Association (KHSAA) and home to the Blackcats; the school colors are red, black, and white. Football games are played on the Josh Francis Memorial Field. Soccer, baseball, and softball games are played on Stone Crest. Basketball and volleyball games are played in the Blackcat Field House. Tennis matches are played on the tennis courts at Archer Park.

Starting the 2017 school year, Coach Brandon Gearheart ( a South Floyd High School alumni) has been named the Boys' Basketball team head coach. [3] Mr. Gearheart has been the Girls' head coach for the past few years.

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References

  1. 1 2 Prestonsburg High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed March 7, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Prestonsburg High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Gearheart takes over Blackcat boys' basketball program". Floyd County Chronicle. July 14, 2017.
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