Elizabethtown Times

There were 5,181 students enrolled in Meade County School District in the 2023-24 school year, 1.1% less than the previous year, according to the Kentucky Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 51.7% of them were boys, and 48.3% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, making up 86.6% of the Meade County School District's total enrollment.

Meade County School District roughly covers nine schools within Meade County and has a main office in Brandenburg.

Among those schools, Meade County High School recorded the highest enrollment of 1,547 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
Meade County High School	1,592	1,547	-2.8%
Barry Hahn Primary School	878	902	2.7%
Stuart Pepper Middle School	809	820	1.4%
David T. Wilson Elementary School	539	540	0.2%
Flaherty Primary School	479	451	-5.8%
Ekron Elementary School	394	377	-4.3%
Flaherty Elementary School	285	284	-0.4%
Payneville Elementary School	265	273	3%
James R. Allen High School	105	143	36.2%