There were 8,556 cases of abuse and neglect investigated in Jefferson County, KY, 2013. In 3,467 of these cases (40.5%), the abuse or neglect was substantiated.
Approximately 12% of victims in these substantiated cases were 14 to 17 years old (Jefferson County, 2013).
Sources: KY Department for Community Based Services via Prevent Child Abuse Kentucky and Kids Count Data Center.
The number of students in JCPS comprehensive high schools receiving Free or Reduced Lunch increased every school year from 2005-2006 (43.7%) to 2012-2013 (54.0%).
These data do not include all public high schools in this district or non-public schools.
1,774 high school students are homeless, according to a JCPS report (2011-12).
The number includes only students attending JCPS comprehensive schools at the beginning of the school year and is self-reported.
Included in this number are youth who are sharing the housing of others including relatives and friends due to a loss of housing, economic hardships, or other similar reasons. This group includes youth temporarily placed by CFC or who are unaccompanied youth living in emergency runaway shelters, public or private nighttime shelters, special care facilities, spouse abuse centers, hotels or motels, and uninhabitable places such as cars, camping grounds or parks, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, or bus and train stations. Highly migratory children.
Percentage of 16 to 24 years who have not completed high school and are not in school varies by race/ethnicity. People of color are more than two times as likely to be a “non-completer”.
The data also show the percentage of white 16 to 24 year olds who are non-completers has decreased since 1980 while the percentage of people of color 16 to 24 who are non-completers has increased in the same time period.
Source: Open Places Initiative: Equity Indicators for the Louisville Region; USC Program for environmental and regional equity, 2013
An estimated 19,168 youth and young adults are not in school and not working in the Louisville Region.
While this number is lower than in 1980, the total number of “disconnected” youth have been rising and becoming more diverse since 1990.
Source: Open Places Initiative: Equity Indicators for the Louisville Region; USC Program for environmental and regional equity, 2013
The 1,075 youth (12 to 17 yrs) served by Safe Place Shelter House in 2013 face significant barriers:
Source: YMCA Safe Place
Percent of 12th graders graduating on time varies by Louisville Metro Council District, ranging from 59% to 88% (SY 2011-2012).
Source: Jefferson County Kids Count Data Book Kentucky Youth Advocates, 2012
The percentage of high school graduates meeting college and career readiness benchmarks varies by school, from 10% to 92%.
Source: Jefferson County Kids Count Data Book, Kentucky Youth Advocates, 2012
In Jefferson County in 2008-2010, the rate of birth to teens was 45.4 births per 1,000 females ages 15-19.
In Kentucky in 2010, teens had a birth rate of 46 per 1,000 females ages 15-19 compared to the national rate of 34 per 1,000.
The rate of birth to teens varies widely by Metro Council District. During the 2008-2010 time frame, Metro Council District 16 had the lowest rate at 6.6 teen births per 1,000,while rates in districts 4 and 5 fell between 95-97 teen births per 1,000 females ages 15-19.
The total number of births to females ages 15 to 19 years from 2008 to 2010 was 3,165. 573 were subsequent births to teenage mothers.
Source: Jefferson County Kids Count Data Book Kentucky Youth Advocates, 2012
Jefferson County Public Schools posts info on student progress online.
The Kentucky Department of Education Unbridled Learning model holds districts accountable for five primary areas:
Check these resources for more information:
JCPS Summary of 2014 Accountability Data
Kentucky State Department of Education – Data Portal for all Schools and Districts
