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2022-23 School Year: What was most represented ethnicity in Mason 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 Mason County schools were white in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Kentucky Department of Education.

Of the 2,955 students attending Mason County schools, 81.2% were white. Multiracial students were the second most represented ethnicity, making up 7%.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common group in Mason County schools, representing 77.7% of the student body.

Charles Straub Elementary School had the most even distribution of races among county schools, which included 79.1% white students, 8.8% multiracial students, 6.4% African American students, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino students, 0.9% Asian students, and 0.3% American Indian or Alaska Native students.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in schools in the county increased by 4.4% 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 Mason County in 2022-23 School Year
White [81.2%]African American [7%]Multiracial [7%]Ethnicities with <5% [4.8%]

Students' Most Prevalent Ethnicity Percentage in Mason County Schools During 2022-23 School Year
SchoolMost PrevalentPercent of Total Student BodyTotal Enrollment
Mason County High SchoolWhite83.3%813
Charles Straub Elementary SchoolWhite79.1%762
Mason County Intermediate SchoolWhite79.5%747
Mason County Middle SchoolWhite83.1%633

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