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

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

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

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
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Enrollment in Christian County Schools Compared to Previous Year
School NameTotal Enrollment in 2022Total Enrollment in 2023% change
Christian County High School1,3101,305-0.4%
Hopkinsville High School1,1301,071-5.5%
Pembroke Elementary School832779-6.8%
Millbrooke Elementary School794743-6.9%
South Christian Elementary School7387420.5%
Christian County Middle School7037050.3%
Cumberland Hall School52569131.6%
Freedom Elementary School692671-3.1%
Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School6456663.3%
Indian Hills Elementary School5936489.3%
Hopkinsville Middle School631620-1.8%
Sinking Fork Elementary School4564723.5%
Crofton Elementary School4254505.9%
Bluegrass Learning Academy35642619.7%
Christian County Public Schools Virtual Learning Academy307238-29%
Christian County Day Treatment334021.2%

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