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How many Hispanic or Latino students were enrolled in Lewis 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 14 Hispanic or Latino students enrolled in Lewis County schools in the 2022-23 school year, a 6.7% decrease from the 15 Hispanic or Latino students in the previous school year, according to the Kentucky Department of Education.

Data showed that Lewis County welcomed a total of 2,184 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic or Latino students comprised 0.6% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the six schools in Lewis County, Lewis County Central Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic or Latino students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of five students, making up 1% of the school's total student body.

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 in Lewis County Schools During 2022-23 School Year
School name% of Hispanic or Latino Students EnrolmentTotal Enrollment
Lewis County Central Elementary School1%501
Lewis County Middle School0.6%315
Lewis County High School0.6%652
Tollesboro Elementary School1%302

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