Morehead Youth Development Center

495 Forest Hills Drive
Morehead, KY 40351

21 Students

High School 7th - 12th

School Overview

The Morehead Youth Development Center (MYDC), located in Morehead, Kentucky, functions as a high-security residential treatment facility for male juvenile offenders. Managed by the Kentucky Department of Juvenile Justice, the facility is designed to provide secure confinement while simultaneously offering intensive rehabilitative services. Its primary mission is to balance public safety with the behavioral, emotional, and social development of the youth committed to its care.

The facility’s programming is structured around a multi-disciplinary approach that includes individualized treatment plans, educational instruction, and therapeutic counseling. By focusing on cognitive-behavioral interventions and life-skills training, the center aims to address the underlying issues that led to the youths' delinquent behavior. Through these structured programs, the Morehead Youth Development Center seeks to prepare residents for a successful reintegration into their communities while reducing the likelihood of future recidivism.

Total Students

2.0

Full-Time Teachers

10.5

Student/Teacher Ratio

N/A

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for Morehead Youth Development Center
Demographic	Student Count
White	11
Black	8
Two or More	2

White
11 (52.4 %)
Black
8 (38.1 %)
Two or More
2 (9.5 %)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	High School
School Type:	Alternative School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status:	No
District:	Rowan County
Phone:	(606)783-8575
Grade Range:	7th - 12th
Total Students:	21
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	2.0
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	10.5
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	0
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	0

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Grade 7 4

Grade 8 3

Grade 9 1

Grade 10 6

Grade 11 6

Grade 12 1