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Knott County Education: 18 Hispanic or Latino students were enrolled 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 18 Hispanic or Latino students enrolled in Knott County schools in the 2022-23 school year, a 14.3% decrease from the 21 Hispanic or Latino students in the previous school year, according to the Kentucky Department of Education.

Data showed that Knott County welcomed a total of 2,315 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic or Latino students comprised 0.8% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the seven schools in Knott County, Knott County Central High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic or Latino students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of seven students, making up 1.2% of the school's total student body.

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.

Enrollment in Knott County Schools During 2022-23 School Year
School name% of Hispanic or Latino Students EnrolmentTotal Enrollment
Carr Creek Elementary School0.5%392
Cordia School1.8%224
Hindman Elementary School0.4%475
Jones Fork Elementary School1.5%195
Knott County Central High School1.2%587

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