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Caldwell County Education: 2,015 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 2,015 students enrolled in Caldwell County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.5% more than the previous year, according to the Kentucky Department of Education.

Boys made up 52.7% of the county student body, while the other 47.3% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 83.3% of the student body, the largest percentage in Caldwell County schools, followed by 7.4% of multiracial students, 5.8% of Black students and 2.7% of Hispanic students.

Caldwell County High School had the highest enrollment among Caldwell County’s four schools in the 2022-23 cycle, welcoming 572 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 Caldwell County Schools Over 3 Years
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Enrollment in Caldwell County Schools Compared to Previous Year
School NameTotal Enrollment in 2022Total Enrollment in 2023% change
Caldwell County High School5725720%
Caldwell County Primary School5675680.2%
Caldwell County Middle School464455-2%
Caldwell County Elementary School426420-1.4%

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