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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Rowan County Senior High School this year?
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Enrollment
904
High
DISTRICT 317 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROWAN COUNTY·NCES 210510001260
Rowan County Senior High School
499 Viking Drive, Morehead, KY 40351 · (606) 784-8956 · Rowan County
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL904 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
496 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 | 220 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 246 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 218 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 215 | 24% |
| Ungraded | 5 | 1% |
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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
Based on grade levels within Rowan County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
55.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
40.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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
44.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.6%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 →
Where Rowan County Senior High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #47 of 211 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #116 of 211 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #54 of 211 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 904 | #84 of 304 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.6:1 | #196 of 217 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.3% | #161 of 217 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.9% | #130 of 230 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.6% | #116 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
904
-78 (-8%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 878
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
was 21.4:1
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 | 904 | 46 | 19.6:1 | 55% (496) |
| 2023-24 | 1,019 | 47.5 | 21.4:1 | 61% (623) |
| 2022-23 | 1,017 | 48.3 | 21.1:1 | 60% (606) |
| 2020-21 | 982 | 46 | 21.4:1 | 58% (567) |
| 2017-18 | 928 | 44.8 | 20.7:1 | 57% (526) |
| 2015-16 | 901 | 47 | 19.2:1 | 54% (486) |
| 2010-11 | 877 | 52 | 16.9:1 | 48% (423) |
| 2000-01 | 872 | 57 | 15.3:1 | 33% (292) |
| 1990-91 | 878 | 48 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rowan County Senior High School.
About Rowan County Senior High School
Rowan County Senior High School is a large high school in Morehead, Kentucky, one of the schools in Rowan County. In all, 904 students attend the school in grades 9 through 12. It has 62% more students than the average for high schools in Kentucky (about 558).
Federal data list 11 schools in Rowan County, with 3,451 students enrolled.
Of every 100 students at Rowan County Senior High School, about 92 are White. Other students are 4% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Census estimates put Rowan County at about 94% White, close to the school's figure. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 15%.
There are 46 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 19.6:1. The average for high schools in Kentucky, 16.6:1, is lower. Of all students at Rowan County Senior High School, 55% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 44.6% at Rowan County Senior High School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 44.0%.
The school is in Rowan County, where the median household earns about $54,321 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 17%. Across Rowan County, 12 public schools serve about 3,451 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Rowan Academy - Virtual Education, is about 0.1 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Rowan County Senior High School is 1st among 4 schools close by.
Its NCES locale code is Town: Remote: the school is in a town far from an urbanized area.
The school's student count fell 8% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 19.6:1, from 21.4:1.
The allk12 page for Rowan County Senior High School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Rowan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
24,578
Census ACS
Median income
$54,321
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
3,451 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rowan County
- Rowan County Middle SchoolMiddle · 695 students
- McBrayer Elementary SchoolElementary · 566 students
- Rodburn Elementary SchoolElementary · 419 students
- Clearfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 299 students
- Tilden Hogge Elementary SchoolElementary · 207 students
- Rowan County Preschool CenterElementary · 172 students
Other schools in Morehead
- Rowan County Middle SchoolMiddle · 695 students
- McBrayer Elementary SchoolElementary · 566 students
- Rodburn Elementary SchoolElementary · 419 students
- Tilden Hogge Elementary SchoolElementary · 207 students
- Rowan County Preschool CenterElementary · 172 students
- Rowan Academy - Virtual EducationCombined · 127 students
Nearby schools
- Rowan Academy - Virtual Education0.1 mi · 127
- Rowan Academy - Bluegrass Discovery0.1 mi · 31
- Rowan County Preschool Center0.1 mi · 172
- McBrayer Elementary School0.2 mi · 566
- Rowan County Middle School0.3 mi · 695
- Morehead Youth Development Center1.1 mi · 15
Frequently asked questions
About Rowan County Senior High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Rowan County Senior High School?
Rowan County Senior High School enrolls approximately 904 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Rowan County Senior High School serve?
Rowan County Senior High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Rowan County Senior High School?
Approximately 19.6:1 students per teacher at Rowan County Senior High School.
How diverse is Rowan County Senior High School?
Rowan County Senior High School reports a student body of 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Rowan County Senior High School in?
Rowan County Senior High School is part of Rowan County.
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