Metro Lex News

There were 524 multiracial students enrolled in Jessamine County School District schools in the 2022-23 school year, 11.7% more than the previous year, according to the Kentucky Department of Education.

Data showed that Jessamine County School District welcomed 8,915 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 5.9% of the student body to be the third least represented ethnicity in the district.

Jessamine County School District roughly covers 13 schools within Jessamine County and has a main office in Nicholasville.

Among the 13 schools in Jessamine County School District, Jessamine Early Learning Village recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 71 students.

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.

Year	Total District Enrollment	Total Multiracial Students	Multiracial %
2022-23	8,915	524	5.9%
2021-22	8,701	469	5.4%
2020-21	8,734	449	5.1%
2019-20	8,951	431	4.8%