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416 students were enrolled for first grade in Perry County schools 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 416 first grade students enrolled in Perry County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.2% more than the previous year, according to the Kentucky Department of Education.

West Perry Elementary School welcomed most of the first grade students in the county, registering 108 students.

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

Statewide, Perry County ranked 33rd in enrollment numbers. It was also ranked 33rd 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.

Perry County Enrollment by Grade - Yearly Comparison
PreschoolKindergartenGrade 1Grade 2Grade 3Grade 4Grade 5Grade 6Grade 7Grade 8Grade 9Grade 10Grade 11Grade 1201002003004005002022-23 school year2021-22 school year

First Grade Enrollment in Perry County Schools for 2022-23 School Year
School# of 1st Grade Students Enrolled% of Student BodyTotal Enrollment
West Perry Elementary School10812.7%851
Roy G. Eversole Elementary School9619.9%483
East Perry County Elementary School8111.3%715
Robert W. Combs Elementary School409.6%418
Viper Elementary School3011.6%259
Robinson Elementary School299.8%295
Buckhorn School215.9%357
Leatherwood Elementary School109.2%109
Perry County Alternative School14.8%21

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