West Pennyroyal News

There were 2,708 students enrolled in Glasgow Independent School District in the 2023-24 school year, 0.1% more than the previous year, according to the Kentucky Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 50.9% of them were boys, and 49.1% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, making up 59.3% of the Glasgow Independent School District's total enrollment.

Glasgow Independent School District roughly covers six schools within Barren County and has a main office in Glasgow.

Among those schools, Highland Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of 809 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
Highland Elementary School	816	809	-0.9%
Glasgow High School	639	654	2.3%
South Green Elementary School	595	630	5.9%
Glasgow Middle School	589	571	-3.1%
Success Academy	142	106	-25.4%
Happy Valley Learning Center	54	60	11.1%