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Ballard County School District Education: 1,120 students were enrolled in 2022-23 school year

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

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

There were 1,120 students enrolled in Ballard County School District schools in the 2022-23 school year, 5.4% less than the previous year, according to the Kentucky Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 51.6% of them were boys, and 48.4% were girls.

Data also shows that most of the students were white, representing 87.2% of the district's total enrollment.

Ballard County School District roughly covers four schools within Ballard County and has a main office in Barlow.

Among the four schools in Ballard County School District, Ballard County Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of 499 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 Ballard County School District Over 3 Years
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Breakdown of Student Enrollment in Ballard County School District in 2022-23 School Year
School NameTotal Enrollment in 2021-22Total Enrollment in 2022-23% change
Ballard County Elementary School501499-0.4%
Ballard Memorial High School304275-10.5%
Ballard County Middle School264228-15.8%
Ballard County Preschool/Headstart Center1121185.4%

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