Robbie Fletcher, Ed.D.Kentucky Commissioner of education | https://www.education.ky.gov/CommOfEd/Pages/KDE-Leadership-Team.aspx
Robbie Fletcher, Ed.D.Kentucky Commissioner of education | https://www.education.ky.gov/CommOfEd/Pages/KDE-Leadership-Team.aspx
Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 51.5% of them were boys, and 48.5% were girls.
The most represented ethnicity among students in the district was white, making up 43.4% of the student population.
Fayette County School District roughly covers 68 schools within Fayette County and has a main office in Lexington.
Among the 68 schools in Fayette County School District, Lafayette High School recorded the highest enrollment of 2,592 students in the 2022-23 school year.
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 Fayette County School District Over 3 Years
Breakdown of Student Enrollment in Fayette County School District in 2022-23 School Year
| School Name | Total Enrollment in 2021-22 | Total Enrollment in 2022-23 | % change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lafayette High School | 2,573 | 2,592 | 0.7% |
| Henry Clay High School | 2,255 | 2,244 | -0.5% |
| Bryan Station High School | 2,017 | 2,132 | 5.7% |
| Paul Laurence Dunbar High School | 2,193 | 2,105 | -4.2% |
| Tates Creek High School | 1,911 | 1,934 | 1.2% |
| Frederick Douglass High School | 1,760 | 1,853 | 5.3% |
| Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School | 1,150 | 1,125 | -2.2% |
| Jessie M. Clark Middle School | 1,136 | 1,097 | -3.6% |
| Leestown Middle School | 1,083 | 1,067 | -1.5% |
| Beaumont Middle School | 907 | 895 | -1.3% |
| Winburn Middle School | 910 | 882 | -3.2% |
| Crawford Middle School | 875 | 864 | -1.3% |
| Bryan Station Middle School | 862 | 862 | 0% |
| Southern Middle School | 865 | 835 | -3.6% |
| Tates Creek Middle School | 818 | 835 | 2.1% |
| Garrett Morgan Elementary School | 779 | 811 | 4.1% |
| Sandersville Elementary School | 753 | 783 | 4% |
| Liberty Elementary School | 805 | 771 | -4.4% |
| Morton Middle School | 787 | 763 | -3.1% |
| Coventry Oak Elementary School | 674 | 758 | 12.5% |
| Rosa Parks Elementary School | 733 | 757 | 3.3% |
| Veterans Park Elementary School | 754 | 722 | -4.4% |
| Tates Creek Elementary School | 712 | 722 | 1.4% |
| Stonewall Elementary School | 702 | 713 | 1.6% |
| Cassidy Elementary School | 693 | 712 | 2.7% |
| Cardinal Valley Elementary School | 677 | 692 | 2.2% |
| Millcreek Elementary School | 641 | 657 | 2.5% |
| Wellington Elementary School | 678 | 647 | -4.8% |
| Madeline M. Breckinridge Elementary School | 622 | 637 | 2.4% |
| Lansdowne Elementary School | 675 | 633 | -6.6% |
| Southern Elementary School | 546 | 598 | 9.5% |
| Deep Springs Elementary School | 578 | 592 | 2.4% |
| Brenda Cowan Elementary School | 595 | 572 | -4% |
| Dixie Elementary Magnet School | 585 | 566 | -3.4% |
| Maxwell Spanish Immersion Elementary School | 567 | 565 | -0.4% |
| Athens-Chilesburg Elementary School | 568 | 553 | -2.7% |
| Clays Mill Elementary School | 507 | 541 | 6.7% |
| Julius Marks Elementary School | 544 | 531 | -2.4% |
| Meadowthorpe Elementary School | 508 | 530 | 4.3% |
| Glendover Elementary School | 588 | 503 | -16.9% |
| Northern Elementary School | 491 | 502 | 2.2% |
| Picadome Elementary School | 474 | 486 | 2.5% |
| James Lane Allen Elementary School | 501 | 479 | -4.6% |
| Squires Elementary School | 471 | 467 | -0.9% |
| Martin L. King Academy for Excellence Alternative | 350 | 453 | 29.4% |
| Yates Elementary School | 467 | 445 | -4.9% |
| Mary Todd Elementary School | 467 | 439 | -6.4% |
| Garden Springs Elementary School | 436 | 435 | -0.2% |
| Success Academy | 138 | 426 | 208.7% |
| STEAM Academy | 397 | 407 | 2.5% |
| Arlington Elementary School | 352 | 372 | 5.7% |
| Booker T. Washington Elementary School | 351 | 364 | 3.7% |
| William Wells Brown Elementary School | 334 | 361 | 8.1% |
| Lexington Trad Magnet School | 356 | 341 | -4.4% |
| Carter G. Woodson Academy | 268 | 289 | 7.8% |
| Ashland Elementary School | 266 | 283 | 6.4% |
| Scapa at Bluegrass | 282 | 277 | -1.8% |
| Russell Cave Elementary School | 279 | 272 | -2.6% |
| Rise STEM Academy for Girls | 195 | 234 | 20% |
| Harrison Elementary School | 232 | 228 | -1.8% |
| Fayette County Learning Center | 216 | 224 | 3.7% |
| George Washington Carver STEM Academy | 116 | 106 | -9.4% |
| Opportunity Middle College | 83 | 84 | 1.2% |
| Fayette County Preschool Center | 74 | 81 | 9.5% |
| The Stables | 61 | 57 | -7% |
| Family Care Center | 56 | 57 | 1.8% |
| Audrey Grevious Center | 56 | 52 | -7.7% |
| Uk Early Childhood Lab | 5 | 5 | 0% |
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Dixie Elementary Magnet School• Steam Academy• Martin L. King Academy for Excellence Alt• Picadome Elementary School• Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School• Clays Mill Elementary School• Yates Elementary School• Tates Creek High School• Kentucky Department of Education• Beaumont Middle School• Family Care Center• Scapa At Bluegrass• Arlington Elementary School• Uk Early Childhood Lab• James Lane Allen Elementary School• William Wells Brown Elementary School• Carter G. Woodson Academy• Jessie M. Clark Middle School• Mill Creek Elementary School• Meadowthorpe Elementary School• Morton Middle School• Rise STEM Academy for Girls• Leestown Middle School• Audrey Grevious Center• Wellington Elementary School• Frederick Douglass High School• Deep Springs Elementary School• Lafayette High School• Liberty Elementary School• Ashland Elementary School• Northern Elementary School• Bryan Station Middle School• Paul Laurence Dunbar High School• Cassidy Elementary School• Julius Marks Elementary School• Lansdowne Elementary School• Glendover Elementary School• Henry Clay High School• Crawford Middle School• Maxwell Spanish Immersion Elementary School• Brenda Cowan Elementary School• Madeline M. Breckinridge Elementary School• Booker T. Washington Academy Elementary School• Bryan Station High School• Veterans Park Elementary School• Tates Creek Elementary School• Fayette County Learning Center• Opportunity Middle College• Garrett Morgan Elementary School• Harrison Elementary School• Fayette County Preschool Center• Tates Creek Middle School• Southern Elementary School• Lexington Trad Magnet School• Athens-Chilesburg Elementary School• Success Academy• Sandersville Elementary School• Coventry Oak Elementary School• Cardinal Valley Elementary School• George Washington Carver STEM Academy• Garden Springs Elementary School• Mary Todd Elementary School• Squires Elementary School• Winburn Middle School• Rosa Parks Elementary School• Southern Middle School• Russell Cave Elementary School• Stonewall Elementary School• The Stables
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