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Union County Schools
Union County is a public school district in Kentucky, based in Union County (Morganfield). SchoolGrade grades 7 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Union 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 Union County
6 of 7 schools in Union County carry a SchoolGrade (1 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
C: 2D: 4
Best schools in Union County
Statewide rankings: all 225 high schools in Kentucky · all 207 middle schools in Kentucky · all 676 elementary schools in Kentucky
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.
- C- Sturgis Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C- Union County High School (High school, meets expectations)
- D+ Union County Learning Academy (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D Union County Middle School (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D- Morganfield Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D- Uniontown Elementary School (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
Every school in Union County
High schools (1)
- C- Union County High School, Morganfield
Middle and junior high schools (1)
- D Union County Middle School, Morganfield
Elementary and primary schools (3)
- D- Morganfield Elementary School, Morganfield
- C- Sturgis Elementary School, Sturgis
- D- Uniontown Elementary School, Uniontown
Other schools and academies (2)
- D+ Union County Learning Academy, Morganfield
- Union County Preschool And Headstart, Morganfield
Where Union County schools are
Cities and towns served (3)
- Morganfield (5)
- Sturgis (1)
- Uniontown (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Kentucky
- County: Union County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: distant rural (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 2,058 students with 146 full-time-equivalent teachers and 340 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2105640
- 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
- Webster County (6 schools, 17 mi)
- Crittenden County (4 schools, 22 mi)
- Henderson County (13 schools, 23 mi)
- Hopkins County (15 schools, 33 mi)
- Caldwell County (4 schools, 35 mi)
- Livingston County (4 schools, 38 mi)
- McLean County (6 schools, 39 mi)
- Lyon County (3 schools, 44 mi)
Questions about Union County
How many schools are in Union County?
SchoolGrade grades 7 public schools in Union County, across 3 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Union County serve?
The largest by graded schools: Morganfield, Sturgis, Uniontown.
How good are the schools in Union County?
Across the 6 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is D+, with 20.8% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 28.7%. 17% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Union County?
2,058 students were enrolled in Union County in the 2023-24 school year, about 14.1 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Union County?
Union County is in Kentucky, based in Union County, with its district office in Morganfield. Its boundary covers about 343 sq mi.