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Butler County Schools
Butler County is a public school district in Kentucky, based in Butler County (Morgantown). SchoolGrade grades 5 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Butler County on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Butler County
4 of 5 schools in Butler County carry a SchoolGrade (1 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
D: 4
Best schools in Butler County
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- D+ North Butler Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D Butler County Middle School (Middle school, meets expectations)
- D Butler County High School (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D Morgantown Elementary School (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
Every school in Butler County
High schools (1)
- D Butler County High School, Morgantown
Middle and junior high schools (1)
- D Butler County Middle School, Morgantown
Elementary and primary schools (2)
- D Morgantown Elementary School, Morgantown
- D+ North Butler Elementary, Morgantown
Other schools and academies (1)
- Butler County Learning Center, Morgantown
Where Butler County schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Morgantown (5)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Kentucky
- County: Butler County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: distant rural (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 2,166 students with 131 full-time-equivalent teachers and 310 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2100810
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Bowling Green Independent (8 schools, 20 mi)
- Ohio County (10 schools, 21 mi)
- Warren County (30 schools, 22 mi)
- Muhlenberg County (9 schools, 25 mi)
- Logan County (8 schools, 25 mi)
- Grayson County (7 schools, 25 mi)
- Edmonson County (5 schools, 26 mi)
- Russellville Independent (4 schools, 27 mi)
Questions about Butler County
How many schools are in Butler County?
SchoolGrade grades 5 public schools in Butler County, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Butler County serve?
The largest by graded schools: Morgantown.
How good are the schools in Butler County?
Across the 4 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is D, with 20.8% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 27%. 25% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Butler County?
2,166 students were enrolled in Butler County in the 2023-24 school year, about 16.5 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Butler County?
Butler County is in Kentucky, based in Butler County, with its district office in Morgantown. Its boundary covers about 426 sq mi.