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Enrollment
642
High
DISTRICT 357 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNION COUNTY·NCES 210564001338
Union County High School
4464 US Hwy 60W, Morganfield, KY 42437 · (270) 389-1454 · Union County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL642 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 9% of Kentucky public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
16.7:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 26.1:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
335 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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 | 186 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 148 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 143 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 162 | 25% |
| Ungraded | 3 | 0% |
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
46.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
34.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of KY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
26.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.6%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 46% typical for Kentucky schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Union County High School
Union County High School's state test result (26.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union County High School this school | 642 | 52.2% | 26.5% |
| Caldwell County High School Princeton | 561 | 51.2% | 42.8% |
| Trigg County High School Cadiz | 590 | 51.7% | 29.8% |
| Nelson County High School Bardstown | 756 | 51.9% | 38.3% |
| Taylor County High School Campbellsville | 819 | 52.0% | 43.8% |
| Fleming County High School Flemingsburg | 671 | 52.9% | 36.0% |
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 Union County High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.5% | #184 of 211 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #153 of 211 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #121 of 211 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 642 | #133 of 304 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #110 of 217 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.5% | #115 of 217 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.2% | #149 of 230 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.9% | #93 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
642
+19 (+3%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 919
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 642 | 38.5 | 16.7:1 | 52% (335) |
| 2023-24 | 666 | 38.3 | 17.4:1 | 53% (352) |
| 2022-23 | 630 | 36.5 | 17.3:1 | 50% (316) |
| 2020-21 | 623 | 38 | 16.4:1 | 42% (261) |
| 2017-18 | 682 | 39.7 | 17.2:1 | 50% (342) |
| 2015-16 | 666 | 35 | 19.0:1 | 49% (324) |
| 2010-11 | 681 | 44 | 15.5:1 | 47% (321) |
| 2000-01 | 768 | 52 | 14.8:1 | 31% (241) |
| 1990-91 | 919 | 56 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Union County High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (682 to 642); teachers down 3% (39.7 to 38.5).
About Union County High School
Union County High School is a mid-sized high school in Morganfield, Kentucky, one of the schools in Union County. Students in grades 9 through 12 make up the school's enrollment of 642 students.
The 7 schools in Union County enroll 2,086 students altogether, Union County High School among them.
Roughly 85% of students at Union County High School are White. The remaining students are 6% multiracial, 5% Black, and 2% Hispanic. Union County residents are about 89% White, a similar share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Union County High School scores 26%.
There are about 16.7 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Union County High School, which has 38.5. The average ratio among high schools in Kentucky is similar, at 16.6:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Union County High School is about 52%. That is lower than the 63% average for public schools in Union County.
On the allk12 Grade, Union County High School lands at D, ahead of 9% of Kentucky public high schools.
Union County High School is 19.1 points below expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the bottom 10% in Kentucky.
Looking at the county, Union County, median household income comes to about $60,327, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 13% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. The county's public schools total 8, with about 2,086 students.
Union County Preschool and Headstart is the nearest public school to Union County High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles number 4. The nearest schools with test data average 37.3%, higher than Union County High School's 26.5%.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Union County High School had a net gain of 19 students, or 3%.
Union County High School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Union County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
13,260
Census ACS
Median income
$60,327
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
2,086 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Union County
- Union County Middle SchoolMiddle · 413 students
- Sturgis Elementary SchoolElementary · 343 students
- Morganfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 328 students
- Uniontown Elementary SchoolElementary · 199 students
- Union County Preschool and HeadstartElementary · 90 students
- Union County Learning AcademyHigh · 71 students
Other schools in Morganfield
- Union County Middle SchoolMiddle · 413 students
- Morganfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 328 students
- Union County Preschool and HeadstartElementary · 90 students
- Union County Learning AcademyHigh · 71 students
- Union County Area Vocational Ed CenterHigh
Other Union County High schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Union County High. Union County High School is the 4th largest of the 6.
- Union County HighUnion, SC · 1,024 students
- Union County High SchoolBlairsville, GA · 901 students
- Union County High SchoolMaynardville, TN · 806 students
- UNION COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLLAKE BUTLER, FL · 606 students
- Union County High SchoolLiberty, IN · 337 students
Nearby schools
- Union County Preschool and Headstart0.0 mi · 90
- Union County Learning Academy0.0 mi · 71
- Union County Middle School0.2 mi · 413
- Morganfield Elementary School3.6 mi · 328
- Sturgis Elementary School5.9 mi · 343
- Uniontown Elementary School9.9 mi · 199
Frequently asked questions
About Union County High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Union County High School?
Union County High School enrolls approximately 642 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Union County High School serve?
Union County High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Union County High School?
Approximately 16.7:1 students per teacher at Union County High School.
What is the student diversity at Union County High School?
Student demographics at Union County High School are roughly 85% White, 2% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Union County High School in?
Union County High School is part of Union County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.