Bowling Green Today

There were 2,347 students enrolled in Butler County School District schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.6% more than the previous year, according to the Kentucky Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 53.8% of them were boys, and 46.2% were girls.

Data also shows that most of the students were white, representing 84.6% of the district's total enrollment.

Butler County School District roughly covers five schools within Butler County and has a main office in Morgantown.

Among the five schools in Butler County School District, Morgantown Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of 721 students in the 2022-23 school year.

Kentucky is in the midst of a statewide teacher shortage as turnover rates spiked to 10.9% in 2023, up from an 8.9% nine-year average. This issue is more prominent in schools with more low-income and minority students.

Data also shows that between 2019 and 2023, there was an increase of 260% in the number of available teaching posts in Kentucky schools. This often leads to larger class sizes, combining programs, and retaining staff despite potential negative impacts on teacher working conditions.

School Name	Total Enrollment in 2021-22	Total Enrollment in 2022-23	% change
Morgantown Elementary School	652	721	10.6%
Butler County High School	700	668	-4.8%
Butler County Middle School	519	484	-7.2%
North Butler Elementary School	416	429	3.1%
Butler County Learning Center	31	45	45.2%