Bowling Green Today

There were 1,936 sixth grade students enrolled in Warren County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 9.3% more than the previous year, according to the Kentucky Department of Education.

Bowling Green Junior High School welcomed most of the sixth grade students in the county, registering 351 students.

Within Warren County schools, the highest student population was found in ninth grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in preschool.

Statewide, Warren County ranked third in enrollment numbers. It was also ranked third the year before.

Kentucky is in the midst of a statewide teacher shortage as turnover rates spiked to 10.9% in 2023, up from an 8.9% nine-year average. This issue is more prominent in schools with more low-income and minority students.

Data also shows that 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	# of 6th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Bowling Green Junior High School	351	33.1%	1,060
Rivendell Elementary School	129	20.4%	632
Rich Pond Elementary School	125	13.5%	923
Plano Elementary School	113	14.9%	756
Briarwood Elementary School	105	13%	806
Jody Richards Elementary School	104	12.9%	804
Lost River Elementary School	104	11.3%	919
Bristow Elementary School	101	14%	721
Alvaton Elementary School	100	12.2%	817
William H. Natcher Elementary School	100	13.3%	751
Jennings Creek Elementary School	97	11.1%	875
Rockfield Elementary School	97	14.5%	668
Cumberland Trace Elementary School	91	13.1%	693
Warren Elementary School	88	10.6%	832
Richardsville Elementary School	63	12%	523
North Warren Elementary School	62	12.7%	488
Oakland Elementary School	53	11.6%	455
Childrens Crisis Stabilization Unit	31	14.6%	213
Bowling Green Learning Center	11	5.9%	186
Jackson Academy	7	11.1%	63
Warren Regional Juvenile Detention Center	4	1.9%	209