Total enrollment
1,902
-98 (-5%) vs SY 2020-21
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).
4-year change in Magoffin County
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
5
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Magoffin County ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Kentucky | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.1% | #99 of 139 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,902 | #102 of 158 | #4,618 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 5 | #101 of 158 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #36 of 158 | #4,504 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 72.2% | #31 of 158 | #1,770 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 5.3% | #131 of 137 | #6,766 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 Magoffin County
State test results across the district's 5 scored schools run from North Magoffin Elementary at 44.1% proficient to Herald Whitaker Middle School at 27.0%, a gap of 17.1 points. That is the 71st 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 2,133 to 1,902 students (down 11%) and from 139 to 135 full-time teachers (down 3%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 schools 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 school, 19% meaningfully below the state mean of roughly 467.
Over the past 4-year window. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment fell 5%: 2,000 students in SY 2020-21 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.