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What's the biggest difference between Butler County High School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
662
High
DISTRICT 338 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BUTLER COUNTY·NCES 210081000160
Butler County High School
1852 S. Main Street, Morgantown, KY 42261 · (270) 526-2204 · Butler County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL662 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 8% of Kentucky public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kentucky public high schools
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
333 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 63%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 181 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 174 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 149 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 158 | 24% |
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 47% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Butler County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
29.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
25.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kentucky schools, those numbers are about 48 and 43.
Source: KSA (K-PREP). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of KY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
26.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.3%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-20.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 46% typical for Kentucky schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Butler County High School
Butler County High School's state test result (26.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butler County High School this school | 662 | 50.3% | 26.3% |
| Henry County High School New Castle | 608 | 49.2% | 32.5% |
| Calloway County High School Murray | 824 | 54.6% | 46.0% |
| Washington County High School Springfield | 507 | 51.1% | 36.5% |
| Marion County High School Lebanon | 879 | 53.9% | 41.7% |
| Somerset High School Somerset | 526 | 55.9% | 49.0% |
Matched among Kentucky high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Butler County High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.3% | #185 of 211 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #184 of 211 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #196 of 211 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 662 | #129 of 304 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.6:1 | #169 of 217 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.0% | #113 of 217 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.3% | #164 of 230 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.6% | #56 of 72 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
662
-3 (0%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 773
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
was 19.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 662 | 35.5 | 18.6:1 | 50% (333) |
| 2023-24 | 638 | 36.5 | 17.5:1 | 57% (363) |
| 2022-23 | 633 | 39 | 16.2:1 | 54% (342) |
| 2020-21 | 665 | 35 | 19.0:1 | 46% (305) |
| 2017-18 | 639 | 34 | 18.8:1 | 54% (346) |
| 2015-16 | 620 | 32 | 19.4:1 | 57% (354) |
| 2010-11 | 570 | 33 | 17.3:1 | 54% (308) |
| 2000-01 | 655 | 40 | 16.4:1 | 38% (252) |
| 1990-91 | 773 | 39 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Butler County High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (639 to 662); teachers up 4% (34 to 35.5).
About Butler County High School
Butler County High School is a mid-sized high school in Morgantown, Kentucky, under Butler County. Total enrollment is 662 students, and the grades served are 9 through 12.
Butler County runs Butler County High School along with 5 other schools, enrolling 2,219 students in total.
By race and ethnicity, Butler County High School is 84% White. Enrollment also includes 13% Hispanic. The school's White share is 8 points below the 93% share among Butler County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 27%.
Butler County High School reports a ratio of 18.6 students per teacher, from 35.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 16.6:1 average for high schools in Kentucky is 2.0 students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Butler County High School, 50% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Butler County High School holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 8% of Kentucky public high schools.
The BeatsExpectations model predicts 46.3% for Butler County High School, given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The actual figure is 26.3%. The 20.1-point gap ranks in the bottom 10% of Kentucky schools.
In Butler County, home to about 12,393 people, median household income comes to about $56,092, 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Butler County's 7 public schools enroll about 2,219 students and include Butler County High School.
Of the public schools around it, Butler County High School is closest to Butler County Learning Center, about 0.7 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 4. Butler County High School is 7th of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Federal data show 665 students in 2020-21 and 662 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%.
This page collects posts and questions about Butler County High School, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Butler County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
12,393
Census ACS
Median income
$56,092
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
10%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
2,219 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Butler County
- Morgantown Elementary SchoolElementary · 610 students
- Butler County Middle SchoolMiddle · 461 students
- North Butler ElementaryElementary · 406 students
- Butler County Early Childhood CenterElementary · 67 students
- Butler County Learning CenterHigh · 13 students
Other schools in Morgantown
- Morgantown Elementary SchoolElementary · 610 students
- Butler County Middle SchoolMiddle · 461 students
- North Butler ElementaryElementary · 406 students
- Butler County Early Childhood CenterElementary · 67 students
- Butler County Learning CenterHigh · 13 students
- Butler Co. Area Technology CenterHigh
Nearby schools
- Butler County Learning Center0.7 mi · 13
- Butler County Early Childhood Center1.0 mi · 67
- Butler County Middle School2.1 mi · 461
- Morgantown Elementary School2.1 mi · 610
- North Butler Elementary6.8 mi · 406
- Southern Elementary School11.9 mi · 269
Frequently asked questions
About Butler County High SchoolHow large is Butler County High School?
Butler County High School enrolls approximately 662 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Butler County High School serve?
Butler County High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Butler County High School?
Approximately 18.6:1 students per teacher at Butler County High School.
How diverse is Butler County High School?
Butler County High School reports a student body of 84% White, 13% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Butler County High School?
Butler County High School is overseen by Butler County in Butler County.
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