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Bath County schools welcomed 186 eighth grade students in 2022-23 school year

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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 186 eighth grade students enrolled in Bath County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.6% less than the previous year, according to the Kentucky Department of Education.

Bath County Middle School welcomed most of the eighth grade students in the county, registering 178 students.

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

Statewide, Bath County ranked 86th in enrollment numbers. It was also ranked 86th the year before.

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.

Bath County Enrollment by Grade - Yearly Comparison
PreschoolKindergartenGrade 1Grade 2Grade 3Grade 4Grade 5Grade 6Grade 7Grade 8Grade 9Grade 10Grade 11Grade 1201002003002022-23 school year2021-22 school year

Eighth Grade Enrollment in Bath County Schools for 2022-23 School Year
School# of 8th Grade Students Enrolled% of Student BodyTotal Enrollment
Bath County Middle School17838.7%460
Second Chance Academy820.5%39

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