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Morgantown, Kentucky - 5 schools
An equity score of 59/100 ranks Butler County #65 of 171 districts in Kentucky (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,479 per pupil, Butler County ranks #110 of 171 Kentucky districts by per-pupil spending (Kentucky districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,195
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$12,479
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Butler County operates 5 public schools serving 2,195 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Kentucky. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 combined, 1 high, 1 middle schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Butler County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,479 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 171 Kentucky districts by per-pupil spending. See how Kentucky compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 16.3% local, 63.0% state, and 20.8% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 59/100, ranked #65 of 171 in Kentucky against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 375.8:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 18.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 86.2% White, 11.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Morgantown Elementary School, with a diversity index of 35.3/100.
Its largest campus is Butler County High School, enrolling 662 students (31% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Butler County Learning Center, at 13 students, a 51x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Butler County High School accounts for 30.2% of all Butler County student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Butler County-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Butler County school enrollment varies 51× across entities
Butler County school enrollment ranges from 13 students (lowest) to 662 students (highest), a spread of 649 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme enrollment heterogeneity, the district operates both small specialty programs and large comprehensive campuses inside a single budgeting unit. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Butler County has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 65.1% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Butler County student-counselor ratio is 376:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Butler County chronic absenteeism rate is 18.9% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Butler County is typically wider than the Butler County-aggregate figure suggests.
Butler County has 5 schools, including 1 high, 3 combined, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 2,195 students.
How much does Butler County spend per student?
Butler County spends $12,479 per student. The district has an equity score of 59/100, ranking #65 in Kentucky.
What is the demographic composition of Butler County?
Butler County students are 86.2% White, 11.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Butler County?
Butler County has an equity score of 59/100, ranking #65 out of 171 districts in Kentucky.