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2,115 students enrolled in Morgan County School District schools in 2022-23 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

There were 2,115 students enrolled in Morgan County School District schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.7% more than the previous year, according to the Kentucky Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 54.7% of them were boys, and 45.3% were girls.

Data also shows that most of the students were white, representing 95.7% of the district's total enrollment.

Morgan County School District roughly covers seven schools within Morgan County and has a main office in West Liberty.

Among the seven schools in Morgan County School District, Morgan County High School recorded the highest enrollment of 647 students in the 2022-23 school year.

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.

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.

Enrollment in Morgan County School District Over 3 Years
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Breakdown of Student Enrollment in Morgan County School District in 2022-23 School Year
School NameTotal Enrollment in 2021-22Total Enrollment in 2022-23% change
Morgan County High School6186474.7%
Morgan County Middle School474442-7.2%
Wrigley Elementary School349348-0.3%
Morgan Central Elementary School3233374.3%
East Valley Elementary School1311439.2%
Ezel Elementary School1281323.1%
Woodsbend Youth Development Center576615.8%

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