Christian County: 7.1% more than students were enrolled in 2022-23 school year

KY Commissioner of Education Jason Glass 2023 | Kentucky Department of Education

By Hopkinsville Times

Aug 25, 2024

There were 10,267 students enrolled in Christian County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 7.1% more than the previous year, according to the Kentucky Department of Education.

Boys made up 52.1% of the county student body, while the other 47.9% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 48.4% of the student body, the largest percentage in Christian County schools, followed by 32.5% of Black students, 9.5% of Hispanic students and 8.5% of multiracial students.

Christian County High School had the highest enrollment among Christian County’s 16 schools in the 2022-23 cycle, welcoming 1,305 students.

Despite escaping some of the pandemic's educational disruptions, Kentucky's achievement gaps have remained an issue since 2019. In the eighth-grade reading assessments, for example, Hispanic students scored eight points lower than their white peers, and the gap reached 15 points in math. Black students fared even worse, falling more than 20 points behind and facing a failure rate nearly double that of their white counterparts.

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.

Enrollment in Christian County Schools Over 3 Years

Enrollment in Christian County Schools Compared to Previous Year

School Name	Total Enrollment in 2022	Total Enrollment in 2023	% change
Christian County High School	1,310	1,305	-0.4%
Hopkinsville High School	1,130	1,071	-5.5%
Pembroke Elementary School	832	779	-6.8%
Millbrooke Elementary School	794	743	-6.9%
South Christian Elementary School	738	742	0.5%
Christian County Middle School	703	705	0.3%
Cumberland Hall School	525	691	31.6%
Freedom Elementary School	692	671	-3.1%
Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School	645	666	3.3%
Indian Hills Elementary School	593	648	9.3%
Hopkinsville Middle School	631	620	-1.8%
Sinking Fork Elementary School	456	472	3.5%
Crofton Elementary School	425	450	5.9%
Bluegrass Learning Academy	356	426	19.7%
Christian County Public Schools Virtual Learning Academy	307	238	-29%
Christian County Day Treatment	33	40	21.2%