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There were 5,978 students enrolled in Clark County School District in the 2023-24 school year, 1.6% more than the previous year, according to the Kentucky Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 53% of them were boys, and 47% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, making up 77.4% of the Clark County School District's total enrollment.

Clark County School District roughly covers nine schools within Clark County and has a main office in Winchester.

Among those schools, George Rogers Clark High School recorded the highest enrollment of 1,817 students in the 2023-24 school year.

Despite ongoing efforts to address educational disparities, Kentucky's achievement gaps persist. In the 2024 eighth-grade reading assessments, for example, Black students scored 24 points lower than their white peers, while Hispanic students were 19 points behind. In mathematics, the gaps were even more pronounced: Black students lagged by 29 points and Hispanic students by 19 points compared to white students. These disparities have remained relatively unchanged since 2000, highlighting the need for continued focus on equity in education.

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 Name	Total Enrollment in 2022-23	Total Enrollment in 2023-24	% change
George Rogers Clark High School	1,741	1,817	4.4%
Robert D. Campbell Jr. High School	871	823	-5.5%
Rev. Henry E. Baker Sr. Intermediate School	774	759	-1.9%
Strode Station Elementary School	543	567	4.4%
William G. Conkwright Elementary School	550	543	-1.3%
Clark County Preschool	495	528	6.7%
Willis H. Justice Elementary School	467	506	8.4%
Shearer Elementary School	442	443	0.2%
Phoenix Academy	111	81	-27%