Metro Lex News

There were 3,369 kindergarten students enrolled in Fayette County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 5.8% less than the previous year, according to the Kentucky Department of Education.

Garrett Morgan Elementary School welcomed most of the kindergarten students in the county, registering 137 students.

Within Fayette County schools, the highest student population was found in ninth grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in preschool.

Statewide, Fayette County ranked second in enrollment numbers. It was also ranked second the year before.

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.

School	# of Kindergarten Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Garrett Morgan Elementary School	137	16.9%	811
Sandersville Elementary School	134	17.1%	783
Tates Creek Elementary School	134	18.6%	722
Coventry Oak Elementary School	129	17%	758
Liberty Elementary School	126	16.3%	771
Lansdowne Elementary School	116	18.3%	633
Cardinal Valley Elementary School	113	16.3%	692
Stonewall Elementary School	112	15.7%	713
Cassidy Elementary School	111	15.6%	712
Rosa Parks Elementary School	111	14.7%	757
Veterans Park Elementary School	107	14.8%	722
Maxwell Spanish Immersion Elementary School	107	18.9%	565
Southern Elementary School	106	17.7%	598
Deep Springs Elementary School	98	16.6%	592
Clays Mill Elementary School	97	17.9%	541
Millcreek Elementary School	95	14.5%	657
Brenda Cowan Elementary School	94	16.4%	572
Madeline M. Breckinridge Elementary School	92	14.4%	637
Meadowthorpe Elementary School	91	17.2%	530
Julius Marks Elementary School	90	16.9%	531
Dixie Elementary Magnet School	87	15.4%	566
Garden Springs Elementary School	85	19.5%	435
Athens-Chilesburg Elementary School	85	15.4%	553
Northern Elementary School	85	16.9%	502
Picadome Elementary School	85	17.5%	486
Wellington Elementary School	82	12.7%	647
Squires Elementary School	77	16.5%	467
Glendover Elementary School	70	13.9%	503
Mary Todd Elementary School	69	15.7%	439
James Lane Allen Elementary School	61	12.7%	479
William Wells Brown Elementary School	58	16.1%	361
Arlington Elementary School	55	14.8%	372
Booker T. Washington Elementary School	54	14.8%	364
Yates Elementary School	50	11.2%	445
Rise STEM Academy for Girls	42	17.9%	234
Harrison Elementary School	39	17.1%	228
Ashland Elementary School	34	12%	283
Russell Cave Elementary School	34	12.5%	272
George Washington Carver STEM Academy	17	16%	106