Total enrollment
3,020
+10 (+0%) vs SY 2020-21
8 schools in Calloway County
Kentucky · 3,020 students · 1 city
Calloway County runs 8 public K-12 schools per the latest NCES counts, with total enrollment near 3,020 (4 elementary, 1 middle, and 3 high).
4-year change in Calloway County
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
8
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Calloway County ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Kentucky | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.9% | #17 of 139 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 3,020 | #59 of 158 | #3,199 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 8 | #45 of 158 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #115 of 158 | #6,541 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 59.6% | #94 of 158 | #2,897 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.2% | #50 of 137 | #4,813 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 Calloway County
State test results across the district's 5 scored schools run from Southwest Calloway Elementary School at 66.8% proficient to East Calloway Elementary School at 44.9%, a gap of 21.9 points. That is the 53rd widest gap among 101 Kentucky districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 8 district schools that reported both years went from 3,043 to 3,020 students (down 1%) and from 186 to 186 full-time teachers (unchanged), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calloway County High School | Murray | High | 09-12 | 824 |
| Calloway County Middle School | Murray | Middle | 06-08 | 607 |
| North Calloway Elementary School | Murray | Elementary | KG-05 | 596 |
| Southwest Calloway Elementary School | Murray | Elementary | KG-05 | 399 |
| East Calloway Elementary School | Murray | Elementary | KG-05 | 310 |
| Calloway County Preschool Center | Murray | Elementary | PK-PK | 167 |
| Calloway County Alternative Program | Murray | High | 06-12 | 110 |
| Calloway County Day Treatment | Murray | High | 06-12 | 7 |
About Calloway County
Calloway County is a small Kentucky school district running 8 schools with combined enrollment near 3,020.
On the school-mix side, Calloway County comprises 4 elementary, 1 middle, and 3 high schools.
Per-school enrollment averages around 378 in this district, lower than the Kentucky typical of 467.
Five-year track record. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment remained close to its prior level: 3,010 students in SY 2020-21 versus 3,020 in SY 2024-25.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Calloway County discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.