McBrayer Elementary School

McBrayer Elementary School is a K-5 school of mid-sized scale in Morehead, Kentucky, overseen by Rowan County, hosting 566 students in grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 34% bigger than the state mean of about 421.

McBrayer Elementary School is one of 11 schools operated by Rowan County, a district that educates 3,451 students overall.

Looking at the student body, McBrayer Elementary School lists that nearly all students (92%) are White. Other groups include 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.4:1, putting McBrayer Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 55% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, McBrayer Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 44.6%, the actual is 40.7%, a residual of -3.9 points.

Around the school, census data for Rowan County shows the typical household earns roughly $54,321 per year, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 17%. Across Rowan County's 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,451 students), McBrayer Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Rowan Academy - Bluegrass Discovery is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, McBrayer Elementary School comes 3rd of 4 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 41.7%.

McBrayer Elementary School operates from a town-center location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at McBrayer Elementary School has ticked up 7%, going from 530 students in 2018 to 566 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 18.6:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.