Projected enrollments

in Fayette County have been released by the Board of Education.

It is expected

that 20,403 students will be in their seats Friday, Aug. 10.

The enrollment

for last year at the same time was 19,570 students, according to school

board public information specialist Melinda Berry-Dreisbach.

The 14 elementary

schools will have an estimated 8,436 students; the five middle schools

are expecting 4,965 students; and the five high schools will be experiencing

an enrollment of 7,002 students.

Those riding

on county school buses will be taking a total of 166 buses with 24 of

those dedicated to special education students.

Starting times

have also changed with all elementary schools beginning at 7:45 a.m. and

ending at 2:30 p.m.; middle schools begin at 8:30 a.m. and end at 3:30

p.m. An exception is Fayette Middle, which begins at 8:30 a.m. and ends

at 3:20 p.m. High schools each begin at different times: McIntosh at 8:30

a.m., Starr's Mill at 8:34 a.m., Fayette County at 8:35 a.m. and Sandy

Creek at 8:40 a.m.

Each school's

ending time is seven hours later.