Louisville City Wire

There were 7,973 second grade students enrolled in Jefferson County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 5.1% less than the previous year, according to the Kentucky Department of Education.

Fern Creek Elementary School welcomed most of the second grade students in the county, registering 141 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.

School	# of 2nd Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Fern Creek Elementary School	141	17.3%	816
Jeffersontown Elementary School	139	18.2%	763
Stopher Elementary School	137	17.3%	794
Bowen Elementary School	132	17.5%	756
Norton Elementary School	129	17%	758
Tully Elementary School	128	15%	851
Farmer Elementary School	127	15.7%	809
Goldsmith Elementary School	124	17.7%	702
Semple Elementary School	117	17.7%	660
Indian Trail Elementary School	116	18.4%	629
Chancey Elementary School	116	17.9%	649
McFerran Preparatory Academy	116	12.8%	903
Watterson Elementary School	115	19.3%	597
Laukhuf Elementary School	112	15.7%	714
Dunn Elementary School	111	21%	529
Auburndale Elementary School	108	16.1%	670
Middletown Elementary School	107	17.6%	609
Bates Elementary School	107	17.7%	604
Kenwood Elementary School	107	17.1%	624
St. Matthews Elementary School	107	17.6%	609
Norton Commons Elementary School	107	15.6%	685
Wilder Elementary School	106	16.9%	628
Fairdale Elementary School	105	16.2%	650
Wilkerson Elementary School	105	16.1%	651
Foster Traditional Academy	104	16.5%	631
Wheeler Elementary School	102	15.5%	657
Lowe Elementary School	102	16.6%	613
Eisenhower Elementary School	101	15.9%	636
Audubon Traditional Elementary School	100	15.7%	637
Coral Ridge Elementary School	99	15.7%	629
Schaffner Traditional Elementary School	99	16.2%	611
Greathouse/Shryock Traditional	98	15.7%	624
Chenoweth Elementary School	97	18.2%	533
Luhr Elementary School	96	16.2%	594
Lincoln Elementary Performing Arts	95	16.3%	583
Bloom Elementary School	91	17%	534
Peace Academy	91	4.9%	1,858
Carter Traditional Elementary School	90	16%	563
Cochrane Elementary School	87	14.9%	583
Coleridge-Taylor Montessori Elementary School	87	17.6%	493
Camp Taylor Elementary School	86	16.1%	533
Hartstern Elementary School	86	14.6%	588
Blue Lick Elementary School	85	14.8%	575
Price Elementary School	85	16.6%	511
Rangeland Elementary School	84	15.9%	528
Kennedy Elementary School	84	16.2%	519
Trunnell Elementary School	83	14.9%	557
Smyrna Elementary School	82	13.4%	612
Wilt Elementary School	82	14.1%	583
Wellington Elementary School	81	16.9%	478
Klondike Lane Elementary School	81	15.5%	524
Blake Elementary School	81	12.9%	630
Jacob Elementary School	81	14.6%	554
Rutherford Elementary School	81	14.1%	573
Greenwood Elementary School	79	15.9%	498
Hawthorne Elementary School	79	16%	493
Sanders Elementary School	79	16.5%	478
Mill Creek Elementary School	79	14.9%	531
Field Elementary School	79	17.2%	459
Hite Elementary School	78	16.2%	481
Gutermuth Elementary School	78	18.1%	431
Stonestreet Elementary School	77	14.8%	519
Medora Elementary School	74	15.4%	482
Shelby Academy	73	14.5%	505
Layne Elementary School	72	15.2%	475
Brandeis Elementary School	71	14.9%	476
Kerrick Elementary School	70	16.1%	435
Slaughter Elementary School	70	15.9%	441
Hazelwood Elementary School	70	11.3%	620
Johnsontown Road Elementary School	69	17.8%	387
Crums Lane Elementary School	68	16.5%	412
Cane Run Elementary School	67	14.3%	470
Wheatley Elementary School	66	17.4%	379
Anchorage Independent Public School	63	15.3%	411
Zachary Taylor Elementary School	62	16.8%	370
Cochran Elementary School	62	16%	388
Minors Lane Elementary School	58	13.5%	429
Shacklette Elementary School	57	11.7%	487
Atkinson Academy	55	14.6%	378
Dixie Elementary School	54	12.9%	418
Alex R. Kennedy Elementary School	54	12.7%	424
Maupin Elementary School	54	13.8%	392
Byck Elementary School	53	16.4%	323
King Elementary School	53	14.6%	363
Okolona Elementary School	52	12.6%	414
Engelhard Elementary School	50	14.4%	347
J. Graham Brown School	48	6.5%	742
Pathfinder School of Innovation	47	2%	2,396
Breckinridge-Franklin Elementary School	46	14.6%	314
Frayser Elementary School	46	12.3%	375
Portland Elementary School	45	16.2%	278
The Brook-Dupont	36	8.6%	418
Young Elementary School	30	14%	215
Kentucky School for the Blind	9	11.8%	76
Western Day Treatment	5	21.7%	23
Churchill Park School	4	3.3%	122
Bellewood	3	14.3%	21
Home of the Innocents Discovery	3	8.6%	35
St. Joseph Children's Home	2	2.9%	70
Binet School	2	4.3%	46
Waller-Williams Environmental	1	0.8%	119
Ackerly	1	0.2%	466