Metro Lex News

There were 3,239 second grade students enrolled in Fayette County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.8% less than the previous year, according to the Kentucky Department of Education.

Garrett Morgan Elementary School welcomed most of the second grade students in the county, registering 148 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 2nd Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Garrett Morgan Elementary School	148	18.2%	811
Rosa Parks Elementary School	128	16.9%	757
Sandersville Elementary School	124	15.8%	783
Veterans Park Elementary School	119	16.5%	722
Liberty Elementary School	119	15.4%	771
Tates Creek Elementary School	115	15.9%	722
Cassidy Elementary School	110	15.4%	712
Stonewall Elementary School	110	15.4%	713
Coventry Oak Elementary School	102	13.5%	758
Glendover Elementary School	95	18.9%	503
Cardinal Valley Elementary School	93	13.4%	692
Deep Springs Elementary School	92	15.5%	592
Lansdowne Elementary School	92	14.5%	633
Southern Elementary School	92	15.4%	598
Athens-Chilesburg Elementary School	91	16.5%	553
Maxwell Spanish Immersion Elementary School	91	16.1%	565
Wellington Elementary School	90	13.9%	647
Dixie Elementary Magnet School	89	15.7%	566
Millcreek Elementary School	89	13.5%	657
Brenda Cowan Elementary School	89	15.6%	572
Clays Mill Elementary School	88	16.3%	541
Madeline M. Breckinridge Elementary School	86	13.5%	637
James Lane Allen Elementary School	86	18%	479
Julius Marks Elementary School	78	14.7%	531
Northern Elementary School	77	15.3%	502
Meadowthorpe Elementary School	74	14%	530
Picadome Elementary School	69	14.2%	486
Yates Elementary School	67	15.1%	445
Mary Todd Elementary School	65	14.8%	439
Squires Elementary School	59	12.6%	467
Garden Springs Elementary School	58	13.3%	435
Arlington Elementary School	55	14.8%	372
William Wells Brown Elementary School	52	14.4%	361
Booker T. Washington Elementary School	49	13.5%	364
Russell Cave Elementary School	47	17.3%	272
Rise STEM Academy for Girls	47	20.1%	234
Harrison Elementary School	41	18%	228
Ashland Elementary School	38	13.4%	283
George Washington Carver STEM Academy	25	23.6%	106