Butler County High School

As a mid-tier high school in Morgantown, Kentucky, Butler County High School serves 662 students from grades 9 through 12, part of Butler County.

Within Butler County, which oversees 6 schools and 2,219 students, Butler County High School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Butler County High School reports that 84% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school reports 13% Hispanic. By comparison, Butler County as a whole is about 93% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 16.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 50% of students at Butler County High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Butler County High School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 46.3%; actual is 26.3%, a gap of -20.1 points.

Around the school, census data for Butler County shows median household income runs about $56,092, 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Butler County's 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,219 students), Butler County High School is one campus in the mix.

Butler County Learning Center is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Butler County High School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Butler County High School at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 43.0%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 4%: 639 students in 2018 compared to 662 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 92% to 84%.

Inside the community feed, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.