How many students were enrolled in Henderson County schools for 2022-23 school year

KY Commissioner of Education Jason Glass 2023 | Kentucky Department of Education

By NW Kentucky News

Aug 28, 2024

There were 7,818 students enrolled in Henderson County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.9% more than the previous year, according to the Kentucky Department of Education.

Boys made up 51.8% of the county student body, while the other 48.2% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 71.4% of the student body, the largest percentage in Henderson County schools, followed by 10.3% of multiracial students, 10.3% of Black students and 6.7% of Hispanic students.

Henderson County High School had the highest enrollment among Henderson County’s 13 schools in the 2022-23 cycle, welcoming 2,094 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 Henderson County Schools Over 3 Years

Enrollment in Henderson County Schools Compared to Previous Year

School Name	Total Enrollment in 2022	Total Enrollment in 2023	% change
Henderson County High School	2,131	2,094	-1.8%
Henderson County North Middle School	815	788	-3.4%
Henderson County South Middle School	820	781	-5%
Spottsville Elementary School	578	581	0.5%
The Central Academy	388	517	33.2%
Bend Gate Elementary School	440	469	6.6%
South Heights Elementary School	474	468	-1.3%
Thelma B. Johnson Early Learning Center	427	459	7.5%
Jefferson Elementary School	379	411	8.4%
East Heights Elementary School	387	382	-1.3%
A. B. Chandler Elementary School	290	302	4.1%
Niagara Elementary School	293	288	-1.7%
Cairo Elementary School	275	278	1.1%