Union County Middle School

Set in Morganfield, Kentucky, Union County Middle School is a cozy intermediate school, run under Union County. It serves 413 students across grades 6 through 8. That puts it 26% smaller than the typical public school in Kentucky, which averages around 558 students.

Union County Middle School is one of 7 schools operated by Union County, a district that teaches 2,086 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Union County Middle School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (85%); the rest is composed of 6% Black, 5% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. Compared to Union County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 15.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 62% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Union County Middle School is in the bottom 10% of Kentucky public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 41.9%; Union County Middle School posts 21.9%, -20.0 points below that line.

In the surrounding community, census data for Union County shows median household income runs about $60,327, about 13% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Across Union County's 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,086 students), Union County Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Union County Learning Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Union County Middle School comes 7th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 38.1%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Five-year trend. Union County Middle School's enrollment has edged down 9% since 2018, when it stood at 452 (now 413). Class-load math has loosened: from 12.4:1 in 2018 to 15.6:1 in 2025.

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