KY Commissioner of Education Jason Glass 2023 | Kentucky Department of Education
KY Commissioner of Education Jason Glass 2023 | Kentucky Department of Education
Boys made up 53.6% of the county student body, while the other 46.4% were girls.
Data also showed that white students made up 68% of the student body, the largest percentage in Franklin County schools, followed by 11.8% of Black students, 9.9% of Hispanic students and 8.2% of multiracial students.
Franklin County High School had the highest enrollment among Franklin County’s 18 schools in the 2022-23 cycle, welcoming 1,041 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.
| School Name | Total Enrollment in 2022 | Total Enrollment in 2023 | % change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin County High School | 1,066 | 1,041 | -2.4% |
| Western Hills High School | 903 | 887 | -1.8% |
| Elkhorn Middle School | 821 | 797 | -3% |
| Bondurant Middle School | 710 | 699 | -1.6% |
| Second Street School | 654 | 618 | -5.8% |
| Collins Lane | 533 | 555 | 4.1% |
| Peaks Mill Elementary School | 463 | 442 | -4.8% |
| Bridgeport Elementary School | 454 | 440 | -3.2% |
| Elkhorn Elementary School | 430 | 435 | 1.2% |
| Hearn Elementary School | 424 | 434 | 2.4% |
| Early Learning Village | 426 | 424 | -0.5% |
| Westridge Elementary School | 399 | 409 | 2.5% |
| Frankfort High School | 330 | 342 | 3.6% |
| Future Forward Education & Career Center | 265 | 290 | 9.4% |
| The Academy | 130 | 149 | 14.6% |
| William Cofield High School | 101 | 141 | 39.6% |
| Frankfort Early Learning Academy | 75 | 72 | -4.2% |
| Panther Transition Academy | 37 | 38 | 2.7% |
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