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If you had an hour of school board time for Butler County Middle School, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
461
Middle
DISTRICT 370 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BUTLER COUNTY·NCES 210081001697
Butler County Middle School
505 Ward Ave, Morgantown, KY 42261 · (270) 526-5647 · Butler County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL461 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
274 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 63%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Butler County Middle School→Butler County High School
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
44.3%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
38.7%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
38.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.0%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% typical for Kentucky schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Kentucky's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
461
-8 (-2%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 16.8:1
% White
86%
was 89%
% Hispanic
11%
was 9%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Butler County Middle School
Set in Morgantown, Kentucky, Butler County Middle School is an intimate middle school, operated by Butler County. It educates 461 students across grades 6 through 8.
Within Butler County, which oversees 6 schools and 2,219 students, Butler County Middle School is one campus in the system.
Looking at the student body, Butler County Middle School reports that nearly all students (86%) are White; the rest reads as 11% Hispanic.
On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 59% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
After controlling for student poverty, Butler County Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 43.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 38.2%.
Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Butler County put median household earnings sit near $56,092, roughly 10% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, 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 Middle School is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is Morgantown Elementary School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Butler County Middle School comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 39.4%.
The school occupies a rural site.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Butler County Middle School has stayed largely flat, going from 469 students in 2018 to 461 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 15.6:1 today.
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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
- Butler County High SchoolHigh · 662 students
- Morgantown Elementary SchoolElementary · 610 students
- North Butler ElementaryElementary · 406 students
- Butler County Early Childhood CenterElementary · 67 students
- Butler County Learning CenterHigh · 13 students
Other schools in Morgantown
- Butler County High SchoolHigh · 662 students
- Morgantown Elementary SchoolElementary · 610 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
- Morgantown Elementary School0.1 mi · 610
- Butler County Learning Center1.7 mi · 13
- Butler County High School2.1 mi · 662
- Butler County Early Childhood Center3.1 mi · 67
- North Butler Elementary5.0 mi · 406
- Southern Elementary School11.1 mi · 269
Frequently asked questions
About Butler County Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Butler County Middle School?
Butler County Middle School enrolls approximately 461 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Butler County Middle School serve?
Butler County Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Butler County Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Butler County Middle School is approximately 15.6:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Butler County Middle School?
Student demographics at Butler County Middle School are roughly 86% White, 11% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Butler County Middle School public or private?
Butler County Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Butler County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.