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2022-23 School Year: What was most represented ethnicity in Boyle 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

The majority of students in Boyle County schools were white in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Kentucky Department of Education.

Of the 4,060 students attending Boyle County schools, 82.4% were white. African American students were the second most represented ethnicity, making up 5.7%.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common group in Boyle County schools, representing 80.9% of the student body.

Boyle County High School had the most diverse student body in the county, which included African American, American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Hispanic or Latino, multiracial, and white.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in schools in the county increased by 1.7% compared to the previous 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.

Ethnicities in Boyle County in 2022-23 School Year
White [82.4%]African American [5.7%]Hispanic or Latino [5.3%]Multiracial [5%]Ethnicities with <5% [1.6%]

Students' Most Prevalent Ethnicity Percentage in Boyle County Schools During 2022-23 School Year
SchoolMost PrevalentPercent of Total Student BodyTotal Enrollment
Boyle County High SchoolWhite92.3%915
Boyle County Middle SchoolWhite90.8%664
Woodlawn Elementary SchoolWhite89.1%626
Danville High SchoolWhite60.3%572
Junction City Elementary SchoolWhite89.9%388
Perryville Elementary SchoolWhite90.8%273
Kentucky School for the DeafWhite77.5%102
Sunrise AcademyWhite86.1%72

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