For the 2025 school year, there are 3 public middle schools serving 479 students in Butler County School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Kentucky.
Public Middle Schools in Butler County School District have an average math proficiency score of 33% (versus the Kentucky public middle school average of 37%), and reading proficiency score of 39% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 16% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Kentucky public middle school average of 26% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (KY)
# Schools
6 Schools
553 Schools
# Students
2,173 Students
177,241 Students
# Teachers
133 Teachers
11,979 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Butler County School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 171 school districts in Kentucky (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90-94% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#134 out of 172 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
31%
38%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
37%
45%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
17%
22%
Graduation Rate
90-94%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.28
0.43
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
n/a
2%
% Hispanic
13%
9%
% Black
1%
10%
% White
84%
74%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
2%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $13,458 in this school district is less than the state median of $14,242. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $12,094 is less than the state median of $13,981. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$29 MM
$9,360 MM
Spending
$26 MM
$9,189 MM
Revenue / Student
$13,458
$14,242
Spending / Student
$12,094
$13,981
Best Butler County School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Butler County Learning Center
Alternative School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
178 Academic Way
Morgantown, KY 42261
(270) 526-2264
Morgantown, KY 42261
(270) 526-2264
Grades: 6-12
| 17 students
Rank: #22.
Green River School
Alternative School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50% )
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
363 Boy's Camp Rd
Cromwell, KY 42333
(270) 526-5276
Cromwell, KY 42333
(270) 526-5276
Grades: 7-12
| 7 students
Rank: #33.
Butler County Middle School
(Math: 33% | Reading: 39%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
505 Ward Ave
Morgantown, KY 42261
(270) 526-5647
Morgantown, KY 42261
(270) 526-5647
Grades: 6-8
| 455 students
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