Rowan County Middle School

Set in Morehead, Kentucky, Rowan County Middle School is a medium-sized junior high, part of Rowan County. It instructs 695 students across grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Kentucky's public schools average about 558 students each, so Rowan County Middle School sits 25% above that benchmark.

Across the 11 schools in Rowan County (3,451 students total), Rowan County Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Rowan County Middle School records that 92% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder consists of 4% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 21.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.8:1 average. Around 62% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Rowan County Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 42.1%, the actual is 40.2%, a residual of -1.9 points.

Zooming out to the county, Rowan County reports that the typical household earns roughly $54,321 per year, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Rowan County Middle School is one of 12 public schools in Rowan County (combined enrollment of about 3,451 students).

The closest other public school is Rowan County Preschool Center, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Rowan County Middle School at 4th of 4; the average score across the group is 41.9%.

Rowan County Middle School operates from a town-center location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 5%: 731 students in 2018 compared to 695 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 19.4:1 in 2018 to 21.7:1 today.

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