NW Kentucky News

There were 1,347 seventh grade students enrolled in Daviess County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.4% more than the previous year, according to the Kentucky Department of Education.

College View Middle School welcomed most of the seventh grade students in the county, registering 326 students.

Within Daviess County schools, the highest student population was found in ninth grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in preschool.

Statewide, Daviess County ranked seventh in enrollment numbers. It was also ranked seventh the year before.

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	# of 7th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
College View Middle School	326	35.5%	919
Daviess County Middle School	289	33.5%	862
Owensboro Middle School	281	32%	879
F. T. Burns Middle School	256	33.2%	771
Owensboro Innovation Middle School	112	35.7%	314
Valley Elementary School	51	16.9%	301
The Center for Academic Improvement	30	14.2%	211
Owensboro Day Treatment	2	5.9%	34