KY Commissioner of Education Jason Glass 2023 | Kentucky Department of Education
KY Commissioner of Education Jason Glass 2023 | Kentucky Department of Education
Boys made up 50.7% of the county student body, while the other 49.3% were girls.
Data also showed that white students made up 65.6% of the student body, the largest percentage in Hardin County schools, followed by 12.6% of Black students, 10.1% of multiracial students and 9.5% of Hispanic students.
Central Hardin High School had the highest enrollment among Hardin County’s 31 schools in the 2022-23 cycle, welcoming 2,050 students.
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.
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 Name | Total Enrollment in 2022 | Total Enrollment in 2023 | % change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Hardin High School | 2,013 | 2,050 | 1.8% |
| North Hardin High School | 1,821 | 1,839 | 1% |
| G. C. Burkhead Elementary School | 942 | 939 | -0.3% |
| Elizabethtown High School | 843 | 885 | 5% |
| John Hardin High School | 862 | 861 | -0.1% |
| East Hardin Middle School | 793 | 833 | 5% |
| College View Campus | 832 | 818 | -1.7% |
| James T. Alton Middle School | 747 | 726 | -2.9% |
| North Park Elementary School | 778 | 725 | -7.3% |
| Bluegrass Middle School | 650 | 667 | 2.6% |
| North Middle School | 676 | 658 | -2.7% |
| Lincoln Trail Behavioral Health Systems | 611 | 646 | 5.7% |
| Heartland Elementary School | 679 | 637 | -6.6% |
| Lincoln Trail Elementary School | 611 | 625 | 2.3% |
| Woodland Elementary School | 599 | 612 | 2.2% |
| New Highland Elementary School | 544 | 587 | 7.9% |
| Talton K. Stone Middle School | 598 | 583 | -2.6% |
| Rineyville Elementary School | 613 | 581 | -5.5% |
| Meadow View Elementary School | 555 | 573 | 3.2% |
| Vine Grove Elementary School | 564 | 571 | 1.2% |
| West Hardin Middle School | 609 | 566 | -7.6% |
| Morningside Elementary School | 495 | 507 | 2.4% |
| Lakewood Elementary School | 475 | 504 | 6.1% |
| Radcliff Elementary School | 437 | 495 | 13.3% |
| Creekside Elementary School | 456 | 489 | 7.2% |
| Cecilia Valley Elementary School | 431 | 478 | 10.9% |
| Helmwood Heights Elementary School | 425 | 450 | 5.9% |
| Panther Academy | 278 | 248 | -12.1% |
| Valley View Education Center | 91 | 80 | -13.8% |
| Hardin County Day Treatment Center | 29 | 28 | -3.6% |
| Spectrum Care Academy | 16 | 10 | -60% |
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