1
What's the most underrated thing about Morgan County High School that outsiders don't know?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
527
High
DISTRICT 201 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MORGAN COUNTY·NCES 210429001068
Morgan County High School
150 Road to Success, West Liberty, KY 41472 · (606) 743-8702 · Morgan County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL527 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 33% of Kentucky public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kentucky public high schools
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
332 students
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 63%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 131 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 136 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 137 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 122 | 23% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 47% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Morgan County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
53.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
37.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kentucky schools, those numbers are about 48 and 43.
Source: KSA (K-PREP). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
33.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.6%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% typical for Kentucky schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Kentucky's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Morgan County High School
Morgan County High School's state test result (33.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan County High School this school | 527 | 63.0% | 33.5% |
| Shelby Valley High School Pikeville | 503 | 63.0% | 35.3% |
| West Carter County High School Olive Hill | 506 | 62.1% | 34.5% |
| Knott County Central High School Hindman | 520 | 62.7% | 40.0% |
| Powell County High School Stanton | 580 | 61.6% | 25.5% |
| Estill County High School Irvine | 643 | 62.4% | 33.3% |
Matched among Kentucky high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Morgan County High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.5% | #142 of 211 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #134 of 211 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #68 of 211 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 527 | #157 of 304 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #133 of 217 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.8% | #187 of 217 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.0% | #79 of 230 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.7% | #32 of 139 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
527
-68 (-11%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 630
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 19.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 527 | 30.4 | 17.3:1 | 63% (332) |
| 2023-24 | 533 | 32.9 | 16.2:1 | 66% (353) |
| 2022-23 | 598 | 32.8 | 18.2:1 | 67% (399) |
| 2020-21 | 595 | 30 | 19.8:1 | 70% (419) |
| 2017-18 | 611 | 29.3 | 20.9:1 | 71% (432) |
| 2015-16 | 588 | 29 | 20.3:1 | 70% (410) |
| 2010-11 | 614 | 37 | 16.6:1 | 68% (419) |
| 2000-01 | 657 | 49 | 13.4:1 | 60% (397) |
| 1990-91 | 630 | 39 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Morgan County High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (611 to 527); teachers up 4% (29.3 to 30.4).
About Morgan County High School
Morgan County High School runs as a mid-sized high school in West Liberty, Kentucky. It had 527 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 9 through 12.
Morgan County counts 1,769 students in its 8 schools, and Morgan County High School is one of them.
Morgan County High School is 95% White by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 2% multiracial. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Morgan County High School scores 9%.
Its ratio of 17.3:1 is based on 30.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. It is about the same as the 16.6:1 average for high schools in Kentucky. In all, 63% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Kentucky public high schools, Morgan County High School outscored 33%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
Test results at Morgan County High School are 8.2 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (33.5% actual, 41.6% predicted).
The school is in Morgan County, where the median household earns about $47,913 a year, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Morgan County High School shares Morgan County with 9 other public schools.
Of the public schools around it, Morgan County High School is closest to Morgan County Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 4. Morgan County High School is 7th of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Remote, or in rural territory far from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 595 to 527, an 11% decline. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (17.3:1) than in 2020-21 (19.8:1).
The discussion board for Morgan County High School is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Morgan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,053
Census ACS
Median income
$47,913
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
1,769 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Morgan County
- Morgan County Middle SchoolMiddle · 361 students
- Wrigley Elementary SchoolElementary · 286 students
- Morgan Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 285 students
- East Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 119 students
- Ezel Elementary SchoolElementary · 114 students
- Morgan County RISE AcademyHigh · 54 students
Other schools in West Liberty
- Morgan County Middle SchoolMiddle · 361 students
- Wrigley Elementary SchoolElementary · 286 students
- Morgan Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 285 students
- East Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 119 students
- Morgan County RISE AcademyHigh · 54 students
- Woodsbend Youth Development CenterHigh · 23 students
Other Morgan County High schools
One other US public school is named Morgan County High. Morgan County High School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Morgan County High SchoolMadison, GA · 1,117 students
Nearby schools
- Morgan County Middle School0.1 mi · 361
- Morgan County RISE Academy0.1 mi · 54
- Morgan Central Elementary School1.1 mi · 285
- Woodsbend Youth Development Center3.2 mi · 23
- Wrigley Elementary School7.6 mi · 286
- East Valley Elementary School7.8 mi · 119
Frequently asked questions
About Morgan County High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Morgan County High School?
Morgan County High School enrolls approximately 527 students in grades 09-12.
Is Morgan County High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Morgan County High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Morgan County High School have?
Morgan County High School employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Morgan County High School?
Student demographics at Morgan County High School are roughly 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Morgan County High School?
Morgan County High School is overseen by Morgan County in Morgan County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.