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How many American Indian or Alaskan Native students were enrolled in Whitley County districts 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 five American Indian or Alaskan Native students enrolled in Whitley County school districts in the 2022-23 school year, the same number as in the previous year, according to the Kentucky Department of Education.

Data showed that American Indian or Alaskan Native students made up less than 0.1% of the 9,228 students in Whitley County during the 2022-23 school year, making them the least represented ethnicity in the county school districts.

Among the three school districts in Whitley County, Corbin Independent School District recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian or Alaskan Native students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of four students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in this article are located in cities associated with Whitley County.

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 Demographics in Whitley County Districts During 2022-23 School Year
District% of american indian or alaskan native students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Williamsburg Independent School District< 0.1895
Whitley County School District< 0.14,800
Corbin Independent School District< 0.13,533

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