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

No. Use the Magoffin 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 Magoffin 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 Magoffin County?

Start with the 5 listed public schools and 1 district entry, then compare similar grade bands and confirm the address-level rules locally.

Magoffin County Schools & Education

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

Magoffin County, Kentucky

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

School Score

62/100

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

$6,574

National avg $13,239

State avg $6,894

School Score

62/100

Percentile-style score

State avg 57/100

State Score Position

#43

of 120 counties by score

Education Data Brief: Magoffin County

Measured School Summary

Magoffin County performs at an average level with a school score of 62/100 and a solid graduation rate of 97.0%.

Funding Context

At $6,574 per pupil, Magoffin County operates with limited funding, which may constrain staffing, materials, and extracurricular offerings.

Neighbor Context

Its school score is 9% above the Kentucky average, and its graduation rate exceeds the state average by 3.2 percentage points, while per-pupil spending is 5% lower than the state norm.

School Data Brief

How to read Magoffin 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

5 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

62/100

Mixed county signal. Ranks #43 of 120 Kentucky counties with school score data.

Completion

97.0%

3.2 pts above the state average

Funding context

$6,574

$320 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

Magoffin County has 5 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 Magoffin 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

Magoffin 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

#43

of 120 Kentucky counties with school score data. The county score is 5 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.

Magoffin County

Elementary to high school visible

2,014 students

Elementary 3Middle 1High 1Other 0

5 listed schools in this county slice.

District reality check

Magoffin 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 Magoffin 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 Magoffin 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.

Streamlined Rural Education in Magoffin County

Magoffin County operates five public schools within a single unified district, serving a total of 2,014 students. The infrastructure consists of three elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school.

A Single District Serving Every Student

The Magoffin County school district manages all 2,014 students, ensuring a consistent curriculum across the entire county. No charter schools exist in this region, allowing the district to focus entirely on its five traditional public campuses.

Close-Knit Rural School Communities

All five schools are situated in rural locales, creating an average school size of 403 students. Magoffin County High School is the largest institution with 637 students, while South Magoffin Elementary offers a smaller setting with 208 students.

School Overview

Total Schools

in Magoffin County

Reported Enrollment

2,014

5 schools reporting

School Districts

district

Charter Schools

0% of total

School Level Breakdown

Elementary3

Middle1

High1

Other0

1 School District in Magoffin County

Magoffin County

5 schools

2,014 students enrolled

5 Public Schools in Magoffin 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 Magoffin County, including district, location, profile availability, grades, type, and enrollment.
School Name	Profile	District	Location	Grades	Type / Flags	Reported Enrollment
Magoffin County High School	Record	Magoffin County	Salyersville, 41465Rural: Remote	9–12	High	637
Salyersville Grade School	Record	Magoffin County	Salyersville, 41465Rural: Remote	PK–6	Primary	499
North Magoffin Elementary	Record	Magoffin County	Salyersville, 41465Rural: Remote	PK–6	Primary	420
Herald Whitaker Middle School	Record	Magoffin County	Salyersville, 41465Rural: Remote	7–8	Middle	250
South Magoffin Elementary	Record	Magoffin County	Salyersville, 41465Rural: Remote	PK–6	Primary	208

Magoffin County High School

Magoffin County