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Rowan County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Morehead and Lakeview Heights.

Morehead’s School Grade B better than 55% of Kentucky school districts

Students
3,435
Schools
10
Spent per student
$11,953
KY $14,752
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
61%
Debt
$42.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Rowan County School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 55% of Kentucky districts
  • Spends 19% less per student than the KY average
  • 18 students per teacher
  • Debt of $42.3M, about $12,313 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 55% of the 172 Kentucky school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math below the state, 2021–22
C+
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
B
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
BMorehead 6,776Lakeview Heights 271

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Morehead. Grade by grade →

K–52 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Rowan County Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Rowan County Senior High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. KY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency34%
State average 37.8% · 1,701 students tested
Reading / language arts42%
State average 44.7% · 1,701 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)96%
State average 91.4% · 223 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$11,953 per student · 19% below KY
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 30%Other 8%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 30%State 52%Federal 18%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
3,312’20
3,245’21
3,415’22
3,395’23
3,435’24

Up 3.7% since 2020–21.

Students
White 92%Hispanic 4%Two or more races 3%Black 1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

10 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Kentucky’s other public schools.

Rowan County Preschool Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Morehead
172 students19:1
McBrayer Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Morehead
B+
566 students19:1
Rodburn Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Morehead
C
419 students15:1
Clearfield Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Clearfield
C−
299 students14:1
Tilden Hogge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Morehead
B
207 students13:1
Rowan Academy - Virtual Education
Other · Grades K–12 · Morehead
127 students32:1
Rowan County Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Morehead
B+
695 students22:1
Rowan Academy - Bluegrass Discovery
High · Grades 6–12 · Morehead
31 students8:1
Morehead Youth Development Center
High · Grades 7–12 · Morehead
15 students5:1
Rowan County Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Morehead
C+
904 students20:1

Left off: 1 school reporting no students for 2024–25.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Kentucky.