[Real Badman]

With the recent devastation of coal jobs in Eastern Kentucky I wonder if Belfry will drop down to AA in the next five years?

For the most part, somehow Belfry has been unscathed in population, for whatever reason. East Ridge and Shelby Valley in Pike County have been hit the hardest. In 2009-10, East Ridge was by far the largest school in Pike County, flirting with the 4A realignment. Now they're hoovering just around 500. Shelby Valley is the same way. When the school was built, it was built to house over 1000+ students. Now they are half that size. Central, Belfry, and Pikeville for other industrial reasons seem to not be affected by the coal movement. Phelps, I'm sure has been affected too by the beast.