Robbie Fletcher, Ed.D.Kentucky Commissioner of education | https://www.education.ky.gov/CommOfEd/Pages/KDE-Leadership-Team.aspx
Robbie Fletcher, Ed.D.Kentucky Commissioner of education | https://www.education.ky.gov/CommOfEd/Pages/KDE-Leadership-Team.aspx
Of all the students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 51.9% of them were boys, and 48.1% were girls.
Data also showed that most of the students were white, making up 76% of the Daviess County School District's total enrollment.
Daviess County School District roughly covers 23 schools within Daviess County and has a main office in Owensboro.
Among those schools, Daviess County High School recorded the highest enrollment of 1,772 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daviess County High School | 1,800 | 1,772 | -1.6% |
| Apollo High School | 1,545 | 1,442 | -6.7% |
| Daviess County Middle School | 862 | 897 | 4.1% |
| College View Middle School | 919 | 836 | -9% |
| F. T. Burns Middle School | 771 | 822 | 6.6% |
| Tamarack Elementary School | 601 | 600 | -0.2% |
| Southern Oaks Elementary School | 499 | 531 | 6.4% |
| Deer Park Elementary School | 526 | 524 | -0.4% |
| Meadow Lands Elementary School | 509 | 519 | 2% |
| F. T. Burns Elementary School | 535 | 514 | -3.9% |
| East View Elementary School | 503 | 509 | 1.2% |
| Country Heights Elementary School | 496 | 506 | 2% |
| Highland Elementary School | 505 | 475 | -5.9% |
| Audubon Elementary School | 421 | 434 | 3.1% |
| Sorgho Elementary School | 391 | 418 | 6.9% |
| Whitesville Elementary School | 388 | 390 | 0.5% |
| West Louisville Elementary School | 365 | 361 | -1.1% |
| Valley Elementary School | 301 | 300 | -0.3% |
| Heritage Park High School | 218 | 204 | -6.4% |
| The Center for Academic Improvement | 211 | 194 | -8.1% |
| Virtual Academy | 0 | 173 | - |
| Valley High School | 176 | 160 | -9.1% |
| Owensboro Day Treatment | 34 | 40 | 17.6% |
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