Total enrollment
1,902
-231 (-11%) vs SY 2017-18
5 schools in Magoffin County
Kentucky · 1,902 students · 1 city
5 public K-12 schools operate under Magoffin County in Kentucky, teaching roughly 1,902 students (3 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high).
7-year change in Magoffin County
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
5
0 (0%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
97%
was 99%
% Hispanic
1%
was 1%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magoffin County High School | Salyersville | High | 09-12 | 538 |
| Salyersville Grade School | Salyersville | Elementary | PK-06 | 479 |
| North Magoffin Elementary | Salyersville | Elementary | PK-06 | 417 |
| Herald Whitaker Middle School | Salyersville | Middle | 07-08 | 260 |
| South Magoffin Elementary | Salyersville | Elementary | PK-06 | 208 |
About Magoffin County
Magoffin County is a thinly populated Kentucky school district running 5 campuses with combined enrollment near 1,902.
On the school-mix side, Magoffin County spans 3 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school.
On a per-school basis, Magoffin County runs about 380 students per campus, 19% meaningfully below the state mean of roughly 467.
Over the past 7-year window. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment fell 11%: 2,133 students in SY 2017-18 versus 1,902 in SY 2024-25.
On this page, the community for Magoffin County discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.