NE Kentucky News

There were 1,463 students enrolled in Raceland-Worthington Independent School District in the 2023-24 school year, 5.9% more than the previous year, according to the Kentucky Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 57.4% of them were girls, and 42.6% were boys.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, making up 87.1% of the Raceland-Worthington Independent School District's total enrollment.

Raceland-Worthington Independent School District roughly covers five schools within Greenup County and has a main office in Raceland.

Among those schools, Raceland-Worthington Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of 472 students in the 2023-24 school year.

Despite ongoing efforts to address educational disparities, Kentucky's achievement gaps persist. In the 2024 eighth-grade reading assessments, for example, Black students scored 24 points lower than their white peers, while Hispanic students were 19 points behind. In mathematics, the gaps were even more pronounced: Black students lagged by 29 points and Hispanic students by 19 points compared to white students. These disparities have remained relatively unchanged since 2000, highlighting the need for continued focus on equity in education.

Between 2019 and 2023, there was an increase of 260% in the number of available teaching posts in Kentucky schools. This often leads to larger class sizes, combining programs, and retaining staff despite potential negative impacts on teacher working conditions.

School Name	Total Enrollment in 2022-23	Total Enrollment in 2023-24	% change
Raceland-Worthington Middle School	477	472	-1%
Campbell Elementary School	360	353	-1.9%
Raceland-Worthington High School	322	326	1.2%
Raceland-Worthington Schools Campus B	198	290	46.5%
Raceland-Worthington Schools Campus a	40	25	-37.5%