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There were 4,455 students enrolled in Grayson County schools 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 4,455 students enrolled in Grayson County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.8% more than the previous year, according to the Kentucky Department of Education.

Boys made up 52% of the county student body, while the other 48% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 93.8% of the student body, the largest percentage in Grayson County schools, followed by 2.6% of Hispanic students, 2% of multiracial students and 0.7% of Black students.

Grayson County High School had the highest enrollment among Grayson County’s seven schools in the 2022-23 cycle, welcoming 1,352 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 Grayson County Schools Over 3 Years
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Enrollment in Grayson County Schools Compared to Previous Year
School NameTotal Enrollment in 2022Total Enrollment in 2023% change
Grayson County High School1,3801,352-2.1%
Grayson County Middle School948902-5.1%
Clarkson Elementary School652649-0.5%
H. W. Wilkey Elementary School5676046.5%
Oran P. Lawler Elementary School4274495.2%
Caneyville Elementary School4314412.3%
Grayson County Alternative Education8458-44.8%

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