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Jefferson County Schools: Marion C. Moore School welcomed most students in 2023-24 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

Marion C. Moore School had the highest enrollment among Jefferson County schools, welcoming 2,320 students during the 2023-24 school year, according to the Kentucky Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 53.8% of them were boys, and 46.2% were girls.

The most represented ethnicity among Marion C. Moore School students was African American, accounting for 34.1% of the student population.

Among the 165 schools in Jefferson County, Ballard High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 2,201 students, while Eastern High School welcomed 2,048 students and ranked third in the 2023-24 school year.

Marion C. Moore School is part of Jefferson County School District, which roughly covers schools within Jefferson County and has a main office in Louisville.

In the previous school year, Marion C. Moore School also had the highest number of students among Jefferson County schools.

According to the Kentucky Department of Education, 13% of teacher vacancies in the state remained unfilled throughout the 2023-24 school year.

District leaders also raised concerns about applicant quality, with 49% saying candidates were similar to the previous year and 42% saying they were of lower quality.

Currently, after adjusting for inflation, the average teacher salary in Kentucky is nearly 20% lower than in 2008. State data shows teachers earn about $14,000 less in real terms.

Enrollment in Marion C. Moore School Over 5 Years

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Enrollment in Jefferson County Schools During 2023-24 School Year
School nameCityTotal School Enrollment
Marion C. Moore SchoolLouisville2,320
Ballard High SchoolLouisville2,201
Eastern High SchoolMiddletown2,048
Dupont Manual High SchoolLouisville1,930
Louisville Male High SchoolLouisville1,918
Pleasure Ridge Park High SchoolLouisville1,802
Southern High SchoolLouisville1,788
Fern Creek High SchoolLouisville1,764
Pathfinder School of InnovationLouisville1,744
Atherton High SchoolLouisville1,571
Fairdale High SchoolFairdale1,546
Peace AcademyLouisville1,511
Seneca High SchoolLouisville1,500
Iroquois High SchoolLouisville1,422
Butler Traditional High SchoolLouisville1,422
Doss High SchoolLouisville1,321
Central High Magnet Career AcademyLouisville1,249
Noe Middle SchoolLouisville1,248
Jeffersontown High SchoolJeffersontown1,245
Stuart AcademyLouisville1,242
Westport Middle SchoolLouisville1,225
Ramsey Middle SchoolLouisville1,178
The Academy @ ShawneeLouisville1,125
Newcomer AcademyLouisville1,116
Thomas Jefferson Middle SchoolLouisville1,106
Waggener High SchoolLouisville1,054
Farnsley Middle SchoolLouisville1,042
Valley High SchoolLouisville1,020
Lassiter Middle SchoolLouisville992
Crosby Middle SchoolMiddletown982
Meyzeek Middle SchoolLouisville979
Jefferson County Traditional Middle SchoolLouisville884
Tully Elementary SchoolLouisville859
Newburg Middle SchoolLouisville838
Fern Creek Elementary SchoolLouisville836
Bowen Elementary SchoolLouisville834
Farmer Elementary SchoolLouisville804
McFerran Preparatory AcademyLouisville800
Stopher Elementary SchoolLouisville788
Kammerer Middle SchoolLouisville780
Highland Middle SchoolLouisville777
Jeffersontown Elementary SchoolJeffersontown775
Norton Elementary SchoolLouisville765
J. Graham Brown SchoolLouisville761
Conway Middle SchoolLouisville752
Goldsmith Elementary SchoolLouisville736
Laukhuf Elementary SchoolLouisville725
Indian Trail Elementary SchoolLouisville716
Knight Middle SchoolLouisville701
Wheeler Elementary SchoolLouisville694
Fairdale Elementary SchoolFairdale691
Norton Commons Elementary SchoolProspect691
Hartstern Elementary SchoolLouisville688
Johnson Traditional Middle SchoolLouisville685
St. Matthews Elementary SchoolLouisville677
Rangeland Elementary SchoolLouisville665
Semple Elementary SchoolLouisville664
Frederick Law Olmsted Academy SouthLouisville663
Lowe Elementary SchoolLouisville662
Hazelwood Elementary SchoolLouisville659
Coral Ridge Elementary SchoolFairdale658
Barret Traditional Middle SchoolLouisville652
Chancey Elementary SchoolLouisville651
Eisenhower Elementary SchoolLouisville645
Middletown Elementary SchoolLouisville644
Blake Elementary SchoolLouisville641
Chenoweth Elementary SchoolLouisville638
Auburndale Elementary SchoolLouisville636
Western Middle School for the ArtsLouisville636
The Brook-KmiLouisville633
Audubon Traditional Elementary SchoolLouisville632
Carrithers Middle SchoolLouisville630
Kenwood Elementary SchoolLouisville624
Trunnell Elementary SchoolLouisville619
Schaffner Traditional Elementary SchoolLouisville614
Bates Elementary SchoolLouisville612
Wilkerson Elementary SchoolLouisville611
Jacob Elementary SchoolLouisville608
Greathouse/Shryock TraditionalLouisville607
Western High SchoolLouisville604
Cochrane Elementary SchoolLouisville594
Blue Lick Elementary SchoolLouisville590
Frederick Law Olmsted Academy NorthLouisville583
Luhr Elementary SchoolLouisville581
Rutherford Elementary SchoolLouisville579
Lincoln Elementary Performing ArtsLouisville575
Klondike Lane Elementary SchoolLouisville570
Watterson Elementary SchoolLouisville569
Kennedy Elementary SchoolLouisville567
Stonestreet Elementary SchoolLouisville563
Wilder Elementary SchoolLouisville560
Layne Elementary SchoolLouisville558
Wilt Elementary SchoolLouisville555
Bloom Elementary SchoolLouisville553
Mill Creek Elementary SchoolLouisville548
Smyrna Elementary SchoolLouisville548
Carter Traditional Elementary SchoolLouisville544
Hite Elementary SchoolMiddletown536
Crums Lane Elementary SchoolLouisville536
Price Elementary SchoolLouisville534
Cane Run Elementary SchoolLouisville522
W.E.B. Dubois AcademyLouisville517
Slaughter Elementary SchoolLouisville510
Medora Elementary SchoolLouisville508
Greenwood Elementary SchoolLouisville506
Dunn Elementary SchoolLouisville500
Shacklette Elementary SchoolLouisville498
Wellington Elementary SchoolLouisville495
Foster Traditional AcademyLouisville494
Gutermuth Elementary SchoolLouisville487
Atkinson AcademyLouisville483
Alex R. Kennedy Elementary SchoolLouisville482
Sanders Elementary SchoolLouisville481
Minor Daniels AcademyLouisville476
Johnsontown Road Elementary SchoolLouisville475
Minors Lane Elementary SchoolLouisville473
Field Elementary SchoolLouisville471
Brandeis Elementary SchoolLouisville470
Hawthorne Elementary SchoolLouisville464
Camp Taylor Elementary SchoolLouisville461
Cochran Elementary SchoolLouisville450
Kerrick Elementary SchoolLouisville442
Frayser Elementary SchoolLouisville441
Shelby AcademyLouisville436
Dixie Elementary SchoolLouisville436
Coleridge-Taylor Montessori Elementary SchoolLouisville433
Grace M. James Academy of ExcellenceLouisville429
Okolona Elementary SchoolLouisville429
Wheatley Elementary SchoolLouisville428
George Unseld Early Childhood CenterLouisville426
Breckinridge-Franklin Elementary SchoolLouisville422
Anchorage Independent Public SchoolAnchorage413
The Phoenix School of DiscoveryLouisville409
Maupin Elementary SchoolLouisville394
AckerlyLouisville381
King Elementary SchoolLouisville364
Zachary Taylor Elementary SchoolLouisville361
Engelhard Elementary SchoolLouisville337
Portland Elementary SchoolLouisville333
Byck Elementary SchoolLouisville318
Westport Early Childhood CenterLouisville294
The Brook-DupontLouisville256
Dawson Orman Education CenterLouisville240
Young Elementary SchoolLouisville239
Breckinridge Metropolitan High SchoolLouisville224
Duvalle Education CenterLouisville196
Liberty High SchoolLouisville188
Mary Jo and William MacDonald MaryhurstLouisville134
Waller-Williams EnvironmentalLouisville106
Home of the Innocents SchoolLouisville103
Churchill Park SchoolLouisville92
Jefferson Regional Juvenile Detention CeLouisville81
Kentucky School for the BlindLouisville71
Georgia Chaffee Teenage Parent ProgramFairdale70
St. Joseph Children's HomeLouisville68
BrooklawnLouisville56
Boys & Girls HavenLouisville51
Ahrens Educational Resource CenterLouisville38
Home of the Innocents DiscoveryLouisville34
Binet SchoolLouisville33
Mary Ryan AcademyLouisville26
Western Day TreatmentLouisville25
U. of L. Pact ProgramLouisville20
Heuser Hearing & Language AcademyLouisville15
BellewoodLouisville15

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