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Jessamine County Education: 9,019 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 9,019 students enrolled in Jessamine County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.7% more than the previous year, according to the Kentucky Department of Education.

Boys made up 52% of the county student body, while the other 48% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 76.6% of the student body, the largest percentage in Jessamine County schools, followed by 9% of Hispanic students, 6.7% of Black students and 6% of multiracial students.

West Jessamine High School had the highest enrollment among Jessamine County’s 13 schools in the 2022-23 cycle, welcoming 1,364 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 Jessamine County Schools Over 3 Years
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Enrollment in Jessamine County Schools Compared to Previous Year
School NameTotal Enrollment in 2022Total Enrollment in 2023% change
West Jessamine High School1,3241,3643%
East Jessamine High School1,2031,2544.2%
East Jessamine Middle School1,0091,000-0.9%
Jessamine Early Learning Village9399561.8%
West Jessamine Middle School967944-2.4%
Hattie C. Warner Elementary School5325737.7%
Rosenwald Dunbar Elementary School5565661.8%
Brookside Elementary School5325625.6%
Red Oak Elementary School554552-0.4%
Wilmore Elementary School4875206.8%
Nicholasville Elementary School4794953.3%
The Providence School2012073%
Ashgrove Academy3026-15.4%

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