West Pennyroyal News

There were 5,447 students enrolled in Barren County School District in the 2023-24 school year, 2.3% less than the previous year, according to the Kentucky Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 50.6% of them were boys, and 49.4% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, making up 88.5% of the Barren County School District's total enrollment.

Barren County School District roughly covers 11 schools within Barren County and has a main office in Glasgow.

Among those schools, Barren County High School recorded the highest enrollment of 1,398 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
Barren County High School	1,459	1,398	-4.2%
Red Cross Elementary School	753	754	0.1%
Barren County Middle School	698	687	-1.6%
North Jackson Elementary School	583	566	-2.9%
Park City Elementary School	436	395	-9.4%
Austin Tracy Elementary School	366	386	5.5%
Eastern Elementary School	378	357	-5.6%
Hiseville Elementary School	322	338	5%
Temple Hill Elementary School	298	315	5.7%
BAVEL	275	286	4%
College Street Campus	86	75	-12.8%