Total enrollment
2,219
-39 (-2%) vs SY 2020-21
6 schools in Butler County
Kentucky · 2,219 students · 1 city
Butler County's public-school count of 6 reflects a system enrolling about 2,219 students inside Kentucky, broken out as 3 elementary, 1 middle, and 2 high.
4-year change in Butler County
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
6
+1 (+20%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Butler County ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Kentucky | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.5% | #106 of 139 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,219 | #84 of 158 | #4,100 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 6 | #73 of 158 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #137 of 158 | #7,171 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 57.9% | #105 of 158 | #3,092 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.2% | #55 of 137 | #4,993 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Butler County
State test results across the district's 4 scored schools run from Morgantown Elementary School at 45.5% proficient to Butler County High School at 26.3%, a gap of 19.3 points. That is the 62nd widest gap among 101 Kentucky districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 5 district schools that reported both years went from 2,235 to 2,152 students (down 4%) and from 124 to 126 full-time teachers (up 2%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butler County High School | Morgantown | High | 09-12 | 662 |
| Morgantown Elementary School | Morgantown | Elementary | PK-05 | 610 |
| Butler County Middle School | Morgantown | Middle | 06-08 | 461 |
| North Butler Elementary | Morgantown | Elementary | PK-05 | 406 |
| Butler County Early Childhood Center | Morgantown | Elementary | PK-PK | 67 |
| Butler County Learning Center | Morgantown | High | 06-12 | 13 |
About Butler County
Across 6 schools, Butler County instructs about 2,219 students in Kentucky. By footprint it is a sparse district.
On the school-mix side, Butler County comprises 3 elementary, 1 middle, and 2 high schools.
Average enrollment per school in Butler County is about 370, noticeably below the Kentucky average of roughly 467.
Over the past 4-year window. Total public-school enrollment in Butler County has stayed largely flat since SY 2020-21, moving from about 2,258 students to 2,219. Butler County now counts 6 public schools, up from 5 in SY 2020-21.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Butler County discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.