East Kentucky Times

There were 548 preschool students enrolled in Pike County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.1% less than the previous year, according to the Kentucky Department of Education.

Johns Creek Elementary School welcomed most of the preschool students in the county, registering 100 students.

Within Pike County schools, the highest student population was found in 10th grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in preschool.

Statewide, Pike County ranked 17th in enrollment numbers. It was also ranked 17th the year before.

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.

School	# of Preschool Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Johns Creek Elementary School	100	14%	712
Belfry Elementary School	84	13.3%	632
Valley Elementary School	84	9.1%	919
Millard School	67	10.1%	663
Phelps Elementary School	46	14.4%	320
Elkhorn City Elementary School	44	9.2%	476
Bevins Elementary School	34	13.3%	255
Kimper Elementary School	24	17.4%	138
Feds Creek Elementary School	23	12.2%	188
Dorton Elementary School	23	8.1%	283
Pikeville Elementary School	19	2.8%	684