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2022-23 School Year: How many students were enrolled in Menifee County schools?

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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 1,086 students enrolled in Menifee County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 5.2% more than the previous year, according to the Kentucky Department of Education.

Boys made up 49% of the county student body, while the other 51% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 94.6% of the student body, the largest percentage in Menifee County schools, followed by 2.3% of Hispanic students, 1.8% of Black students and 0.9% of multiracial students.

Menifee Central School had the highest enrollment among Menifee County’s three schools in the 2022-23 cycle, welcoming 739 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 Menifee County Schools Over 3 Years
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Enrollment in Menifee County Schools Compared to Previous Year
School NameTotal Enrollment in 2022Total Enrollment in 2023% change
Menifee Central School752739-1.8%
Menifee County High School358321-11.5%
Frenchburg Success Academy232613%

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