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Morgan County schools welcomed 62 preschool students 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 62 preschool students enrolled in Morgan County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 121.4% more than the previous year, according to the Kentucky Department of Education.

Morgan Central Elementary School welcomed most of the preschool students in the county, registering 36 students.

Within Morgan County schools, the highest student population was found in ninth grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in preschool.

Statewide, Morgan County ranked 90th in enrollment numbers. It was also ranked 90th 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.

Morgan County Enrollment by Grade - Yearly Comparison
PreschoolKindergartenGrade 1Grade 2Grade 3Grade 4Grade 5Grade 6Grade 7Grade 8Grade 9Grade 10Grade 11Grade 1201002003002022-23 school year2021-22 school year

Preschool Enrollment in Morgan County Schools for 2022-23 School Year
School# of Preschool Students Enrolled% of Student BodyTotal Enrollment
Morgan Central Elementary School3610.7%337
Wrigley Elementary School164.6%348
East Valley Elementary School107%143

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