7,818 students enrolled in Henderson County School District schools in 2022-23 school year

Robbie Fletcher, Ed.D.Kentucky Commissioner of education | https://www.education.ky.gov/CommOfEd/Pages/KDE-Leadership-Team.aspx

By NW Kentucky News

Nov 1, 2024

There were 7,818 students enrolled in Henderson County School District schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.6% more than the previous year, according to the Kentucky Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 51.8% of them were boys, and 48.2% were girls.

Data also shows that most of the students were white, representing 71.4% of the district's total enrollment.

Henderson County School District roughly covers 13 schools within Henderson County and has a main office in Henderson.

Among the 13 schools in Henderson County School District, Henderson County High School recorded the highest enrollment of 2,094 students in the 2022-23 school year.

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.

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 School District Over 3 Years

Breakdown of Student Enrollment in Henderson County School District in 2022-23 School Year

School Name	Total Enrollment in 2021-22	Total Enrollment in 2022-23	% 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%