Total enrollment
1,769
-163 (-8%) vs SY 2020-21
9 schools in Morgan County
Kentucky · 1,769 students · 2 cities
Morgan County's public-school directory holds 9 schools, serving about 1,769 K-12 students inside Kentucky (an average of 197 per school).
4-year change in Morgan County
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
8
+1 (+14%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Morgan County ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Kentucky | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.2% | #69 of 139 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,769 | #109 of 158 | #4,857 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 8 | #53 of 158 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #54 of 158 | #5,191 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 66.6% | #52 of 158 | #2,193 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.2% | #119 of 137 | #6,648 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 Morgan County
State test results across the district's 6 scored schools run from East Valley Elementary School at 62.9% proficient to Morgan County High School at 33.5%, a gap of 29.4 points. That is the 30th widest gap among 101 Kentucky districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 7 district schools that reported both years went from 2,014 to 1,715 students (down 15%) and from 114 to 117 full-time teachers (up 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan County High School | West Liberty | High | 09-12 | 527 |
| Morgan County Middle School | West Liberty | Middle | 06-08 | 361 |
| Wrigley Elementary School | West Liberty | Elementary | PK-05 | 286 |
| Morgan Central Elementary School | West Liberty | Elementary | PK-05 | 285 |
| East Valley Elementary School | West Liberty | Elementary | PK-05 | 119 |
| Ezel Elementary School | Ezel | Elementary | PK-05 | 114 |
| Morgan County RISE Academy | West Liberty | High | 06-12 | 54 |
| Woodsbend Youth Development Center | West Liberty | High | 06-12 | 23 |
| Eastern KY Education Center | West Liberty | High | UG-UG | 0 |
About Morgan County
As a sparse district in Kentucky, Morgan County educates 1,769 students across 9 schools.
For a sense of the school types, Morgan County spans 4 elementary, 1 middle, and 4 high schools.
On a per-school basis, Morgan County runs about 197 students per school, 58% lower than the state mean of roughly 467.
Five-year track record. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment shrank 8%: 1,932 students in SY 2020-21 versus 1,769 in SY 2024-25. The school count climbed from 7 to 8 across the same 4-year window.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Morgan County discusses school events, board meetings, and seasonal calendars. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.