Kentucky · NCES CCD 2024-25

Best Student-Teacher Ratios in Kentucky

The 50 public schools in Kentucky with the lowest student-teacher ratios, a staffing-intensity measure computed from NCES staffing data (not a direct class-size figure).

Compiled from official source data by PlainSchools. · Updated August 2026

The ranking in one line

Peace Academy runs Kentucky's smallest classes at 5.1:1, and 50 of the 50 schools listed sit below the state average of 15.2:1.

5.1:1
smallest classes (Peace Academy): 50
listed schools below the state average: 15.2:1
Kentucky average: 15.7:1
national average

#	School	Enrollment	Level	District	Vs State Avg	Student:Teacher
1	Peace AcademyLouisville	107	Other	Jefferson County	-66%	5.1:1
2	The Providence SchoolWilmore	130	Other	Jessamine County	-63%	5.7:1
3	Pine Knot Elementary SchoolPine Knot	352	Other	Mccreary County	-61%	5.9:1
4	Young ElementaryLouisville	100	Elementary	Jefferson County	-61%	5.9:1
5	Martin L King Acad for Excellence AltLexington	164	Other	Fayette County	-57%	6.6:1
6	The New Haven SchoolNew Haven	162	Elementary	Nelson County	-55%	6.8:1
7	College View CampusElizabethtown	210	Other	Hardin County	-49%	7.8:1
8	Carroll Co Childhood Development CenterCarrollton	171	Other	Carroll County	-47%	8.1:1
9	Western HighLouisville	409	High	Jefferson County	-46%	8.2:1
10	Fayette County Learning CenterLexington	191	Other	Fayette County	-45%	8.3:1
11	Lexington Trad Magnet SchoolLexington	284	Middle	Fayette County	-45%	8.4:1
12	Catlettsburg Elementary SchoolCatlettsburg	184	Other	Boyd County	-45%	8.4:1
13	Harrison Elementary SchoolLexington	207	Elementary	Fayette County	-43%	8.6:1
14	Minor Daniels AcademyLouisville	184	Other	Jefferson County	-42%	8.8:1
15	Blaine Elementary SchoolBlaine	149	Other	Lawrence County	-42%	8.8:1
16	Berea Community Middle SchoolBerea	214	Middle	Berea Independent	-41%	8.9:1
17	Newport Intermediate SchoolNewport	374	Elementary	Newport Independent	-40%	9.1:1
18	Charles Russell Elementary SchoolAshland	202	Elementary	Ashland Independent	-39%	9.2:1
19	Wurtland Middle SchoolWurtland	202	Middle	Greenup County	-39%	9.2:1
20	Waynesburg Elementary SchoolWaynesburg	194	Other	Lincoln County	-39%	9.2:1
21	Dewitt Elementary SchoolFlat Lick	120	Elementary	Knox County	-39%	9.2:1
22	The Phoenix School of DiscoveryLouisville	383	Other	Jefferson County	-39%	9.3:1
23	Heritage Park High SchoolOwensboro	140	High	Daviess County	-39%	9.3:1
24	Cannonsburg Elementary SchoolAshland	272	Elementary	Boyd County	-38%	9.4:1
25	Clinton County Early Childhood CenterAlbany	188	Other	Clinton County	-38%	9.4:1
26	Newport High SchoolNewport	521	Other	Newport Independent	-37%	9.5:1
27	Fulton Independent SchoolFulton	293	Other	Fulton Independent	-37%	9.5:1
28	Fallsburg Elementary SchoolLouisa	190	Other	Lawrence County	-37%	9.5:1
29	Flat Lick Elementary SchoolFlat Lick	163	Other	Knox County	-37%	9.6:1
30	Newport Primary SchoolNewport	369	Other	Newport Independent	-36%	9.7:1
31	William Wells Brown ElementaryLexington	300	Other	Fayette County	-36%	9.7:1
32	Big Creek ElementaryOneida	136	Other	Clay County	-36%	9.7:1
33	Red River Valley Elementary SchoolHazel Green	107	Elementary	Wolfe County	-36%	9.7:1
34	Engelhard ElementaryLouisville	265	Elementary	Jefferson County	-36%	9.8:1
35	Rogers Elementary SchoolRogers	127	Elementary	Wolfe County	-36%	9.8:1
36	Duff-Allen Central ElementaryEastern	376	Other	Floyd County	-35%	9.9:1
37	Shelby AcademyLouisville	290	Elementary	Jefferson County	-34%	10:1
38	Boston SchoolBoston	251	Elementary	Nelson County	-34%	10:1
39	Arlie Boggs Elementary SchoolEolia	110	Elementary	Letcher County	-34%	10:1
40	Mary Todd Elementary SchoolLexington	405	Other	Fayette County	-34%	10.1:1
41	Central Elementary SchoolBarbourville	313	Other	Knox County	-34%	10.1:1
42	Fleming Neon Middle SchoolNeon	131	Middle	Letcher County	-34%	10.1:1
43	Campton Elementary SchoolCampton	315	Elementary	Wolfe County	-33%	10.2:1
44	Duvalle Education CenterLouisville	143	Other	Jefferson County	-33%	10.2:1
45	Leatherwood Elementary SchoolLeatherwood	102	Elementary	Perry County	-33%	10.2:1
46	Anchorage Independent Public SchoolAnchorage	392	Other	Anchorage Independent	-32%	10.3:1
47	Scapa at BluegrassLexington	300	Elementary	Fayette County	-32%	10.3:1
48	Fairview High SchoolAshland	257	Other	Fairview Independent	-32%	10.3:1
49	Newburg MiddleLouisville	615	Middle	Jefferson County	-32%	10.4:1
50	Owsley County Elementary SchoolBooneville	436	Other	Owsley County	-32%	10.4:1

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024-25 school year. Schools with enrollment under 100 are excluded.

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