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Jefferson County schools welcomed 3,518 preschool students in 2022-23 school year

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

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

There were 3,518 preschool students enrolled in Jefferson County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 26.8% more than the previous year, according to the Kentucky Department of Education.

George Unseld Early Childhood Center welcomed most of the preschool students in the county, registering 396 students.

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

Statewide, Jefferson County ranked first in enrollment numbers. It was also ranked first 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.

Jefferson County Enrollment by Grade - Yearly Comparison
PreschoolKindergartenGrade 1Grade 2Grade 3Grade 4Grade 5Grade 6Grade 7Grade 8Grade 9Grade 10Grade 11Grade 12010002000300040005000600070008000900010000110002022-23 school year2021-22 school year

Preschool Enrollment in Jefferson County Schools for 2022-23 School Year
School# of Preschool Students Enrolled% of Student BodyTotal Enrollment
George Unseld Early Childhood Center396100%396
Dawson Orman Education Center325100%325
Westport Early Childhood Center315100%315
Duvalle Education Center310100%310
McFerran Preparatory Academy18720.7%903
Hazelwood Elementary School18129.2%620
Shacklette Elementary School15832.4%487
Norton Commons Elementary School8913%685
Alex R. Kennedy Elementary School8319.6%424
Tully Elementary School758.8%851
Smyrna Elementary School7311.9%612
Blue Lick Elementary School7012.2%575
Cane Run Elementary School6814.5%470
Maupin Elementary School6817.3%392
Hawthorne Elementary School6613.4%493
Blake Elementary School6510.3%630
Cochrane Elementary School6310.8%583
Okolona Elementary School6215%414
Chenoweth Elementary School529.8%533
Minors Lane Elementary School4911.4%429
Johnsontown Road Elementary School4712.1%387
Farmer Elementary School475.8%809
Wilkerson Elementary School467.1%651
Layne Elementary School469.7%475
Jacob Elementary School458.1%554
Rutherford Elementary School457.9%573
Dixie Elementary School4410.5%418
Trunnell Elementary School447.9%557
Wilt Elementary School447.5%583
Laukhuf Elementary School446.2%714
Stopher Elementary School435.4%794
Auburndale Elementary School426.3%670
Mill Creek Elementary School427.9%531
Klondike Lane Elementary School417.8%524
Churchill Park School3427.9%122
Hartstern Elementary School233.9%588
Coral Ridge Elementary School213.3%629
Stonestreet Elementary School214%519
Coleridge-Taylor Montessori Elementary School122.4%493
Kennedy Elementary School101.9%519
Heuser Hearing & Language Academy872.7%11
Georgia Chaffee Teenage Parent Program68.1%74
Anchorage Independent Public School51.2%411
Peace Academy20.1%1,858
Ackerly10.2%466

ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY

Wilt Elementary SchoolKenwood Elementary SchoolConway Middle SchoolHighland Middle SchoolPrice Elementary SchoolColeridge-Taylor Elementary SchoolHazelwood Elementary SchoolBlue Lick Elementary SchoolWellington Elementary SchoolJacob Elementary SchoolGutermuth Elementary SchoolSt. Joseph Childrens HomeKentucky Department of EducationIndian Trail Elementary SchoolFarmer Elementary SchoolWestern Day TreatmentKing Elementary SchoolJefferson County Traditional Middle SchoolJeffersontown Elementary SchoolBrandeis Elementary SchoolValley Traditional High SchoolAuburndale Elementary SchoolFrederick Law Olmsted Academy NorthMcFerran Preparatory AcademyCarter Elementary SchoolCrums Lane Elementary SchoolAlex R. Kennedy Elementary SchoolKammerer Middle SchoolMary Ryan AcademyChurchill Park SchoolSlaughter Elementary SchoolBrooklawnSouthern High School Magnet Career AcademyMoore Traditional SchoolStonestreet Elementary SchoolWaggener High SchoolJeffersontown High SchoolIroquois High SchoolGeorge Unseld Early Childhood CenterBlake Elementary SchoolRangeland Elementary SchoolNewcomer AcademyJ. Graham Brown SchoolLayne Elementary SchoolRamsey Middle SchoolGoldsmith Elementary SchoolEisenhower Elementary SchoolCamp Taylor Elementary SchoolHite Elementary SchoolGeorgia Chaffee Teenage Parent ProgramCentral High Magnet Career AcademyStopher Elementary SchoolHome of the Innocents SchoolNoe Middle SchoolWatterson Elementary SchoolLowe Elementary SchoolHeuser Hearing & Language AcademyGrace M. James Academy of ExcellenceKlondike Elementary SchoolFern Creek Traditional High SchoolAnchorage Independent Public SchoolTully Elementary SchoolBinet SchoolNorton Elementary SchoolDawson Orman Ed. CenterWilkerson Elementary SchoolWaller-Williams EnvironmentalDoss High School Magnet Career AcademyBowen Elementary SchoolKerrick Elementary SchoolBallard High SchoolHome of the Innocents DiscoveryMinor Daniels AcademyBloom Elementary SchoolPeace Academy SchoolEngelhard Elementary SchoolLaukhuf Elementary SchoolSmyrna Elementary SchoolDunn Elementary SchoolField Elementary SchoolLuhr Elementary SchoolShacklette Elementary SchoolKennedy Elementary MontessoriFrederick Law Olmsted Academy SouthLiberty High SchoolBarret Traditional Middle SchoolThomas Jefferson Middle SchoolEastern High SchoolMiddletown Elementary SchoolWestern High SchoolSchaffner Elementary SchoolBreckinridge/Franklin Elementary SchoolMaupin Elementary SchoolYoung Elementary SchoolCane Run Elementary SchoolFoster Traditional AcademyMill Creek Elementary SchoolCoral Ridge Elementary SchoolMeyzeek Middle SchoolFern Creek Elementary SchoolBates Elementary SchoolCochran Elementary SchoolThe Brook-KmiFarnsley Middle SchoolKnight Middle SchoolWestern Middle SchoolAtherton High SchoolLincoln Elementary Performing ArtsDuvalle Educational CenterTrunnell Elementary SchoolShelby Traditional AcademySanders Elementary SchoolHartstern Elementary SchoolAhrens Educational ResourceJohnsontown Road Elementary SchoolLassiter Middle SchoolThe Brook-DupontRutherford Elementary SchoolFrayser Elementary SchoolBellewoodThe Academy @ ShawneeFairdale Elementary SchoolGreathouse Shryock TraditionalWestport Middle SchoolSt. Matthews Elementary SchoolBoys & Girls HavenByck Elementary SchoolSemple Elementary SchoolKentucky School for the BlindWheatley Elementary SchoolCarrithers Middle SchoolMary Jo and William MacDonald MaryhurstBreckinridge Metropolitan High SchoolPortland Elementary SchoolCrosby Middle SchoolChenoweth Elementary SchoolFairdale High School McaU Of L. Pact ProgramJefferson Regional Juvenile Detention CeDupont Manual High SchoolDixie Elementary SchoolW.E.B. Dubois AcademyWestport Early Childhood CenterAckerly/Bingham Guidance Center HighZachary Taylor Elementary SchoolMinors Lane Elementary SchoolButler High SchoolOkolona Elementary SchoolLouisville Male High SchoolChancey Elementary SchoolMedora Elementary SchoolLouisville Day TreatmentHawthorne Elementary SchoolPathfinder School of InnovationPleasure Ridge Park High SchoolCochrane Elementary SchoolAtkinson AcademySeneca High SchoolNorton Commons Elementary SchoolWilder Elementary SchoolThe Phoenix School Of DiscoveryJohnson Traditional Middle SchoolNewburg Middle SchoolWheeler Elementary SchoolGreenwood Elementary SchoolAudubon Traditional Elementary SchoolStuart Academy

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