Highlands Middle School welcomed 746 students in 2022-23 school year

There were 746 students enrolled in Highlands Middle School during the 2022-23 school year, 5.2% fewer than the previous year's 787 students, according to the Kentucky Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 48.4% of them were girls, and 51.6% were boys.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 89.3% of the Highlands Middle School total enrollment.

The school is located in Fort Thomas Independent School District with a central office in Fort Thomas.

In total, there were 685,401 students enrolled in Kentucky during the 2022-23 school year.

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.