Breckinridge Center’s public schools score below 78% of Kentucky districts on tests and graduation
In Breckinridge Center, 27% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Kentucky average (38%). The grade covers the public school district serving Breckinridge Center, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Kentucky, not nationally.
From Kentucky state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Breckinridge Center’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 196 Kentucky towns with household incomes within a quarter of Breckinridge Center’s, its schools beat 17%, lower than their 22% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 35% of tested students were proficient in reading and 27% in math, against 45% and 38% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 91% across Kentucky (the state reports Breckinridge Center’s rate as a range). Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $14,740 per student, against $14,752 across Kentucky (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Three elementary schools, then one middle and one high school
Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 6 the district’s path is Union County Middle School, then Union County High School. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Breckinridge Center’s grade
C−: better than 22% of Kentucky school districts. Graduation is above the Kentucky average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Breckinridge Center, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Breckinridge Center
Union County Preschool and Headstart
Grades PK · 90 students · in Morganfield
Kindergarten in Breckinridge Center · depends on your address
Sturgis Elementary School
Grades K–5 · 343 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Sturgis
Morganfield Elementary School
Grades K–5 · 328 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Morganfield
Uniontown Elementary School
Grades K–5 · 199 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Uniontown
1st grade in Breckinridge Center · depends on your address
Sturgis Elementary School
Grades K–5 · 343 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Sturgis
Morganfield Elementary School
Grades K–5 · 328 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Morganfield
Uniontown Elementary School
Grades K–5 · 199 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Uniontown
2nd grade in Breckinridge Center · depends on your address
Sturgis Elementary School
Grades K–5 · 343 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Sturgis
Morganfield Elementary School
Grades K–5 · 328 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Morganfield
Uniontown Elementary School
Grades K–5 · 199 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Uniontown
3rd grade in Breckinridge Center · depends on your address
Sturgis Elementary School
Grades K–5 · 343 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Sturgis
Morganfield Elementary School
Grades K–5 · 328 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Morganfield
Uniontown Elementary School
Grades K–5 · 199 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Uniontown
4th grade in Breckinridge Center · depends on your address
Sturgis Elementary School
Grades K–5 · 343 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Sturgis
Morganfield Elementary School
Grades K–5 · 328 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Morganfield
Uniontown Elementary School
Grades K–5 · 199 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Uniontown
5th grade in Breckinridge Center · depends on your address
Sturgis Elementary School
Grades K–5 · 343 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Sturgis
Morganfield Elementary School
Grades K–5 · 328 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Morganfield
Uniontown Elementary School
Grades K–5 · 199 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Uniontown
6th grade in Breckinridge Center
Union County Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 413 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Morganfield
7th grade in Breckinridge Center
Union County Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 413 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Morganfield
8th grade in Breckinridge Center
Union County Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 413 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Morganfield
9th grade in Breckinridge Center
Union County High School
Grades 9–12 · 642 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Morganfield
10th grade in Breckinridge Center
Union County High School
Grades 9–12 · 642 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Morganfield
11th grade in Breckinridge Center
Union County High School
Grades 9–12 · 642 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Morganfield
12th grade in Breckinridge Center
Union County High School
Grades 9–12 · 642 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Morganfield
Breckinridge Center’s public schools are run by Union County School District, which also serves Morganfield, Sturgis, Uniontown and Waverly. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Breckinridge Center vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Kentucky towns that share Breckinridge Center’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Breckinridge Center | C− | Union County |
| Morganfield | C− | Union County |
Every school in Breckinridge Center
5 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Kentucky’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Breckinridge Center’s schools
Are Breckinridge Center’s schools good?
On Kentucky’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Breckinridge Center children attend score below 78% of Kentucky’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 17%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Breckinridge Center in?
Union County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 2,086 students in 7 schools (2024–25).
Where do Breckinridge Center kids go to high school?
Union County High School in Morganfield, with 642 students; its own test results earn a B−.
What is Breckinridge Center’s graduation rate?
90–94% of the class of 2023 in Union County School District graduated in four years, against 91% across Kentucky.
How much does Breckinridge Center spend per student?
$14,740 in Union County School District (FY2024), against $14,752 across Kentucky. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Breckinridge Center families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Kentucky. Stars are from neighbors.