Public schools in Paris, KY
Paris has 9 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 2 high, 2 middle, 3 elementary, 2 other, enrolling 3,288 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Bourbon County Schools runs 5 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 2 districts and agencies that run Paris's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Paris | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bourbon County Schools | 5 | 2,674 | $13,989 |
| Paris Independent | 4 | 754 | $15,541 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
2 high schools in Paris, 1,031 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bourbon County High School | 764 | 16.7 | 54.6% | Bourbon County Schools |
| Paris High School | 267 | 17.5 | 77.2% | Paris Independent |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
2 middle schools in Paris, 735 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bourbon County Middle School | 555 | 15.9 | 56.9% | Bourbon County Schools |
| Paris Middle School | 180 | 17.1 | 72.8% | Paris Independent |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
3 elementary schools in Paris, 1,258 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bourbon Central Elementary School | 459 | 14.5 | 63.8% | Bourbon County Schools |
| Cane Ridge Elementary School | 453 | 14.3 | 52.8% | Bourbon County Schools |
| Paris Elementary School | 346 | 18.3 | 72.0% | Paris Independent |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
2 other schools in Paris, 264 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bourbon County Preschool Headstart | 198 | 22.0 | 74.2% | Bourbon County Schools |
| Paris Preschool Center | 66 | 22.0 | 72.7% | Paris Independent |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Paris's public schools compare with Kentucky's
The median Paris school has 17.1 students per full-time teacher, more than the Kentucky median of 15.0. 56% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 66% across the state. Its median school enrolls 346 students (state 437).
| Paris | Kentucky | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 17.1 | 15.0 |
| Median school size (students) | 346 | 437 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 56% | 66% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 100% | 90% |
| Charter schools | 0% | 0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 9 Paris schools and the 1,381 Kentucky schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Paris
- Bourbon County SchoolsRuns 5 of Paris's 9 public schools and spent $13,989 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,989
- Bourbon County High School, the largest high school in Paris764 students in 2024-25, 16.7 per teacher.764
- Compare Bourbon County Schools with Paris IndependentParis's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in KentuckyKentucky's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Paris addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
Other cities in Kentucky
- Louisville157 schools
- Lexington74 schools
- Bowling Green36 schools
- Owensboro31 schools
- Ashland18 schools
- Elizabethtown17 schools
- Frankfort17 schools
- Paducah17 schools
Questions about schools in Paris
How many public schools are in Paris, KY?
9 public schools with an address in Paris were open in 2024-25: 2 high, 2 middle, 3 elementary, 2 other, enrolling 3,288 students.What is the largest high school in Paris?
Bourbon County High School, with 764 students in 2024-25 (Bourbon County Schools).Which districts run Paris's schools?
Bourbon County Schools (5 schools), Paris Independent (4 schools). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25