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

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

By Jackson Purchase News

Aug 23, 2024

There were 4,900 students enrolled in Marshall County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.5% less than the previous year, according to the Kentucky Department of Education.

Boys made up 51.5% of the county student body, while the other 48.5% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 92.5% of the student body, the largest percentage in Marshall County schools, followed by 3.6% of Hispanic students, 2.6% of multiracial students and 0.6% of Black students.

Marshall County High School had the highest enrollment among Marshall County’s 11 schools in the 2022-23 cycle, welcoming 1,312 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 Marshall County Schools Over 3 Years

Enrollment in Marshall County Schools Compared to Previous Year

School Name	Total Enrollment in 2022	Total Enrollment in 2023	% change
Marshall County High School	1,371	1,312	-4.5%
Benton Elementary School	565	571	1.1%
North Marshall Middle School	557	525	-6.1%
Central Elementary School	527	511	-3.1%
South Marshall Middle School	519	490	-5.9%
Sharpe Elementary School	336	344	2.4%
South Marshall Elementary School	350	311	-12.5%
Calvert City Elementary School	308	308	0%
Jonathan Elementary School	259	276	6.6%
Mc Academy	209	168	-24.4%
Purchase Youth Village	66	84	27.3%