Can I use Butler County's school score to choose a house?

No. Use the Butler County school score as a first-pass county screen, then verify the exact district, attendance boundary, transfer rules, and grade pathway for any address you are considering.

Does SchoolsByCounty confirm school attendance boundaries in Butler County?

No. SchoolsByCounty publishes NCES and Census-backed public-school records. Attendance zones, magnet eligibility, charter lotteries, transportation, and transfer rules must be confirmed with local districts.

How should parents compare public schools in Butler County?

Start with the 6 listed public schools and 1 district entry, then compare similar grade bands and confirm the address-level rules locally.

Butler County Schools & Education

Name: Butler County, Kentucky Education Data
Creator: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Butler County, Kentucky

NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance data

School Score

61/100

Percentile-style score

Score Band

Midrange Signal

Graduation Rate

97.0%

National avg 87.5%

Education Statistics

Graduation Rate

97.0%

National avg 87.5%

State avg 93.8%

Per-Pupil Spending

$6,459

National avg $13,239

State avg $6,894

School Score

61/100

Percentile-style score

State avg 57/100

State Score Position

#48

of 120 counties by score

Education Data Brief: Butler County

Measured School Summary

Butler County performs at an average level with a school score of 61/100 and a solid graduation rate of 97.0%.

Funding Context

At $6,459 per pupil, Butler County operates with limited funding, which may constrain staffing, materials, and extracurricular offerings.

Neighbor Context

Its school score is 7% above the Kentucky average, and its graduation rate exceeds the state average by 3.2 percentage points, while per-pupil spending is 6% lower than the state norm.

School Data Brief

How to read Butler County before comparing districts

County-level education data is best used as a screening layer. It summarizes the local school environment, then points you toward the district and school records that matter for local review.

Local context that changes the interpretation

6 public schools and 1 district are represented below. Use those school and district records to confirm whether the county-level context fits the neighborhoods you are actually considering.

Overall screen

61/100

Mixed county signal. Ranks #48 of 120 Kentucky counties with school score data.

Completion

97.0%

3.2 pts above the state average

Funding context

$6,459

$435 below the state average

School coverage

1 district represented in the county school list.

Start with measured county context

This county needs a closer look at district mix, school level, and local context. Compare the score, graduation rate, and spending together rather than treating any single metric as final.

Check the local school mix

Butler County has 6 public schools across 1 district, so school-level fit can vary inside the county.

Verify local rules

Use this page as county-level context, then confirm attendance zones, transportation, special programs, and current school boundaries with local districts.

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Parent decision brief

What Butler County school data means before you move

County averages are useful for screening, but parents choose addresses, grade pathways, and district rules. This brief turns the public data into the checks that matter before you sign a lease or mortgage.

Small-system county

Butler County has a compact public-school footprint. A single school change, boundary rule, or district update can move the lived experience more than the county score suggests.

State position

#48

of 120 Kentucky counties with school score data. The county score is 4 points above the state average.

Data confidence

Usable

3 of 5 county signals are present, and 100% of listed schools report enrollment. Compare schools, then verify missing fields locally.

K-12 continuity check

These are the largest visible district slices in the county data. They show whether elementary, middle, and high school records appear together or whether a family needs to investigate transition points.

Butler County

Elementary to high school visible

2,195 students

Elementary 2Middle 1High 2Other 0

5 listed schools in this county slice.

District reality check

Butler County is the largest listed district slice, with 5 schools. County pages do not prove address assignment, so verify boundaries with local district tools.

What the data cannot tell you

NCES records do not confirm current attendance zones, private-school options, transfer approvals, program capacity, transportation, or whether a listed school is available to a specific address.

Questions to ask before choosing an address

Which district actually serves the addresses we are considering in Butler County?

Which attendance zones, transfer rules, and transportation policies apply inside the local district?

What changes at the elementary-to-middle and middle-to-high transitions in the district pathway we would likely use?

If we need a program not visible in the NCES flags, which district office can confirm current offerings?

Are the largest listed schools the ones our address can actually attend, or are they only county-level context?

Education Overview

About Schools in Butler County, Kentucky

This context is screened for neutral school-data wording and should be read alongside the current metrics on this page. It is not school advice.

Focused Rural Education in Butler County

Butler County operates six schools serving 2,195 students under a single school district. The landscape includes two elementary schools, one middle school, and three high schools.

Butler County District Spotlight

The Butler County district manages five primary schools and 2,195 students. There are no charter schools in the county, maintaining a focused investment in traditional public education.

A Small, Entirely Rural School Mix

Every school in Butler County is situated in a rural locale, with an average size of 439 students. Morgantown Elementary is the largest school with 700 students, while the Butler County Learning Center serves a tiny cohort of 12.

School Overview

Total Schools

in Butler County

Reported Enrollment

2,195

6 schools reporting

School Districts

district

Charter Schools

0% of total

School Level Breakdown

Elementary2

Middle1

High3

Other0

1 School District in Butler County

Butler County

5 schools

2,195 students enrolled

6 Public Schools in Butler County

Sorted by reported enrollment. Every NCES public school remains listed here; no school-level profile pages are included in the current generated coverage for this county.

NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance data

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Public schools in Butler County, including district, location, profile availability, grades, type, and enrollment.
School Name	Profile	District	Location	Grades	Type / Flags	Reported Enrollment
Morgantown Elementary School	Record	Butler County	Morgantown, 42261Rural: Distant	PK–5	Primary	700
Butler County High School	Record	Butler County	Morgantown, 42261Rural: Distant	9–12	High	633
Butler County Middle School	Record	Butler County	Morgantown, 42261Rural: Distant	6–8	Middle	454
North Butler Elementary	Record	Butler County	Morgantown, 42261Rural: Distant	PK–5	Primary	396
Butler County Learning Center	Record	Butler County	Morgantown, 42261Rural: Distant	6–12	Alternative	12
Butler Co. Area Technology Center	Record	Kentucky Tech System	Morgantown, 42261Rural: Distant	8–12	Vocational	0

Morgantown Elementary School

Butler County