Adding students, unevenly

Kentucky public schools have added students over the last five years, with average daily membership growing from 631,760 in 2004-05 to 647,560 in 2009-10.  Overall, that's an increase of 2.5 percent.

Sixteen districts grew by more than 10 percent over those five years, with growth rates of

• 10 percent in Barren, Eminence, Fort Thomas, and Madison
• 11 percent in Calloway and Kenton
• 14 percent in Oldham
• 15 percent in Warren
• 16 percent in Bardstown and Shelby
• 17 percent in Boone
• 18 percent in Spencer
• 20 percent in Corbin and Scott
• 28 percent in Walton-Verona
• 48 percent in Southgate

Eighteen districts declined by more than 10 percent, with losses of:

• 10 percent in Campbellsville, Clay, and Covington
• 11 percent in Harlan County, Lyon, and Middlesboro
• 12 percent in Leslie
• 13 percent in Russellville and Robertson
• 14 percent in Anchorage
• 15 percent in Frankfort
• 16 percent in Dayton and Newport
• 21 percent in Murray and Fulton County
• 22 percent in Silver Grove
• 23 percent in West Point
• 27 percent in Jackson Independent