West Pennyroyal News

Logan County High School had the highest enrollment among Logan County schools, welcoming 994 students during the 2023-24 school year, according to the Kentucky Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 51.2% of them were boys, and 48.8% were girls.

Data also showed that the majority of students were white, making up 86.8% of Logan County High School's total enrollment.

Among the 10 schools in Logan County, Auburn Elementary School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 784 students, while R. E. Stevenson Elementary School welcomed 612 students and ranked third in the 2023-24 school year.

Logan County High School is part of Logan County School District, which roughly covers schools within Logan County and has a main office in Russellville.

In the previous school year, Logan County High School also had the highest number of students among Logan County schools.

According to the Kentucky Department of Education, 13% of teacher vacancies in the state remained unfilled throughout the 2023-24 school year.

District leaders also raised concerns about applicant quality, with 49% saying candidates were similar to the previous year and 42% saying they were of lower quality.

Currently, after adjusting for inflation, the average teacher salary in Kentucky is nearly 20% lower than in 2008. State data shows teachers earn about $14,000 less in real terms.

School name	City	Total School Enrollment
Logan County High School	Russellville	994
Auburn Elementary School	Auburn	784
R. E. Stevenson Elementary School	Russellville	612
Lewisburg Elementary School	Lewisburg	557
Chandlers Elementary School	Russellville	520
Olmstead Elementary School	Olmstead	420
Adairville Elementary School	Adairville	377
Russellville High School	Russellville	344
Russellville Middle School	Russellville	231
The Academy	Russellville	126