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Magoffin County School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Kentucky for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 20%)
Student Attention
Lowest student-teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025-26 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 249 students in Magoffin County School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Kentucky.
Public Middle School in Magoffin County School District have an average math proficiency score of 11% (versus the Kentucky public middle school average of 36%), and reading proficiency score of 38% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 3% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Kentucky public middle school average of 26% (majority Black and Hispanic).
<Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ class='so-dt-title' id="overview">Overview<Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ class='so-dt-title' id="student-by-grade">Student By Grade <Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ class='so-dt-title' id="district-rank">District Rank<Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ class='so-dt-title' id="students-by-ethnicity">Students by Ethnicity: <Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ class="so-dt-title" id="district-revenue-and-spending">District Revenue and Spending
This School District
This State (KY)
# Schools
5 Schools
553 Schools
# Students
1,946 Students
177,241 Students
# Teachers
137 Teachers
11,979 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
Magoffin County School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 171 school districts in Kentucky (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 92% has increased from 90-94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#155 out of 172 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
21%
38%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
36%
45%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
14%
22%
Graduation Rate
92%
90%
Diversity Score
0.04
0.43
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
n/a
2%
% Hispanic
1%
9%
% Black
n/a
10%
% White
98%
74%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
1%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
The revenue/student of $17,031 is higher than the state median of $14,250. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,101 is higher than the state median of $13,989. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$33 MM
$9,360 MM
Spending
$27 MM
$9,189 MM
Revenue / Student
$17,031
$14,250
Spending / Student
$14,101
$13,989
Best Magoffin County School District Public Middle Schools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Herald Whitaker Middle School
(Math: 11% | Reading: 38%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
221 Hornet Dr
Salyersville, KY 41465
(606) 349-5190
Salyersville, KY 41465
(606) 349-5190
Gr: 7-8 | 249 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 3%
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