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How many American Indian or Alaskan Native students were enrolled in Henry 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 nine American Indian or Alaskan Native students enrolled in Henry 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 3,823 students in Henry County during the 2022-23 school year, making them the least represented ethnicity in the county school districts.

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

The main offices of all districts mentioned in this article are located in cities associated with Henry 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 Henry County Districts During 2022-23 School Year
District% of american indian or alaskan native students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Henry County School District< 0.12,360
Eminence Independent School District< 0.11,463

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