Every school district in Kentucky

Kentucky had 173 school districts with a school open in 2024-25, enrolling 649,844 students between them; the largest, Jefferson County Public Schools, enrolled 93,725. The count takes in every local education agency NCES lists, charter schools that report as their own district included. 171 of them have 2021-22 state test results.

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23 · EDFacts 2021-22 · method

All 173 districts, most students first

DistrictCountySchoolsStudents 2024‑25Spending per studentReading / math proficient, 2021‑22Graduation rate, class of 2023
Jefferson County Public SchoolsJefferson County16493,725$18,18935% / 27%87%
Fayette County Public SchoolsFayette County7342,138$18,31848% / 41%90%
Boone County SchoolsBoone County2720,514$13,92554% / 53%95%
Warren County Public SchoolsWarren County3018,559$12,05147% / 40%95%
Hardin CountyHardin County2514,460$13,73444% / 35%91%
Kenton County School DistrictKenton County1813,834$12,15554% / 49%96%
Bullitt County Public SchoolsBullitt County2413,007$11,99746% / 40%93%
Oldham County SchoolsOldham County1811,966$13,01957% / 57%97%
Madison County School DistrictMadison County2011,132$12,26053% / 42%92%
Daviess County Public SchoolsDaviess County2310,948$13,76746% / 41%93%
Scott County SchoolsScott County169,830$12,10049% / 41%92%
Laurel CountyLaurel County188,676$12,61160% / 53%89%
Jessamine CountyJessamine County138,331$13,94047% / 41%94%
Christian CountyChristian County167,955$12,72338% / 32%91%
Pulaski County SchoolsPulaski County147,729$12,72458% / 50%95%
Pike County School DistrictPike County207,515$14,18047% / 37%88%
Shelby CountyShelby County136,903$14,04037% / 32%89%
McCracken County SchoolsMcCracken County136,780$13,19657% / 49%95%
Henderson County SchoolsHenderson County136,707$13,39750% / 49%90%
Hopkins County SchoolsHopkins County146,265$12,74943% / 38%89%
Franklin County SchoolsFranklin County146,199$15,05740% / 30%93%
Floyd County SchoolsFloyd County145,347$15,02440% / 26%90%
Clark County SchoolsClark County95,340$13,43842% / 43%94%
Campbell County SchoolsCampbell County85,166$14,13353% / 52%96%
Owensboro Public SchoolsDaviess County105,035$16,08039% / 37%86%
The other 148 on the list
DistrictCountySchoolsStudents 2024‑25Spending per studentReading / math proficient, 2021‑22Graduation rate, class of 2023
Meade County SchoolsMeade County94,921$11,33951% / 46%94%
Barren CountyBarren County114,908$13,58048% / 41%97%
Bowling Green IndependentWarren County94,753$14,12548% / 43%98%
Montgomery County SchoolsMontgomery County84,442$12,34751% / 37%90%
Muhlenberg County Public SchoolsMuhlenberg County84,410$13,64840% / 34%86%
Marshall County SchoolsMarshall County114,302$14,55941% / 34%91%
Whitley County SchoolsWhitley County114,234$13,08153% / 47%91%
The Nelson County SchoolsNelson County114,163$14,45130% / 24%96%
Grayson CountyGrayson County74,030$12,70751% / 42%92%
Carter County SchoolsCarter County113,980$12,65047% / 39%99% or more
Woodford County Public SchoolsWoodford County73,978$13,43954% / 48%96%
Graves County SchoolsGraves County103,906$12,90256% / 51%95%
Ohio County SchoolsOhio County103,726$11,93345% / 35%93%
Knox County Public SchoolsKnox County133,717$14,73040% / 34%88%
Anderson County SchoolsAnderson County63,633$12,20847% / 43%92%
Covington Independent Public SchoolsKenton County103,557$16,91834% / 23%77%
Logan County SchoolsLogan County73,443$12,61342% / 40%94%
Perry CountyPerry County93,416$15,81247% / 33%91%
Spencer County Public SchoolsSpencer County63,341$12,13945% / 46%94%
Harlan County Public SchoolsHarlan County93,310$14,87342% / 28%91%
Rowan County SchoolsRowan County93,308$12,41942% / 34%96%
Johnson County SchoolsJohnson County83,292$13,83348% / 37%93%
Lincoln County SchoolsLincoln County73,240$14,37543% / 33%95%
Grant County SchoolsGrant County63,216$13,28336% / 34%92%
Fort Thomas IndependentCampbell County53,170$12,97572% / 68%97%
Allen County SchoolsAllen County53,138$12,35242% / 34%94%
Paducah Public SchoolsMcCracken County73,103$15,04845% / 33%87%
Ashland IndependentBoyd County93,083$14,69147% / 35%90‑94%
Simpson CountySimpson County63,080$13,54346% / 41%96%
Wayne CountyWayne County83,058$13,46639% / 32%97%
Corbin SchoolsWhitley County93,038$12,16561% / 54%92%
Marion County Public SchoolsMarion County83,036$13,32741% / 34%97%
Russell County SchoolsRussell County53,024$13,88149% / 45%95% or more
Calloway County SchoolsCalloway County83,020$13,19053% / 49%94%
Boyd County Public Schools DistrictBoyd County82,994$16,48639% / 28%93%
Harrison CountyHarrison County72,982$12,97442% / 36%94%
Boyle County SchoolsBoyle County52,951$13,53961% / 59%90‑94%
Clay County Public SchoolsClay County102,928$14,03947% / 40%90‑94%
Bardstown City SchoolsNelson County62,869$15,64845% / 40%95% or more
Rockcastle County SchoolsRockcastle County62,792$14,04144% / 31%93%
Taylor County School DistrictTaylor County52,704$13,73748% / 40%88%
Breckinridge CountyBreckinridge County62,677$13,20948% / 39%91%
Mercer County SchoolsMercer County62,674$13,64841% / 36%90‑94%
Mason County SchoolsMason County42,668$13,47440% / 35%90‑94%
Adair County SchoolsAdair County52,585$13,54542% / 37%95% or more
Bourbon County SchoolsBourbon County62,557$13,98941% / 32%93%
Greenup County School DistrictGreenup County72,509$14,13340% / 28%96%
Garrard County SchoolsRussell County52,503$13,80440% / 35%95% or more
Elizabethtown Independent SchoolsHardin County72,454$13,11047% / 38%95%
LaRue County SchoolsLarue County62,448$12,81249% / 39%95% or more
Bell County School DistrictBell County72,436$15,41643% / 28%90‑94%
Erlanger-Elsmere IndependentKenton County82,431$14,54031% / 23%95% or more
Letcher County Public SchoolsLetcher County92,429$20,65241% / 30%90‑94%
Glasgow Independent SchoolsBarren County62,332$13,26545% / 39%90‑94%
Hart CountyHart County62,322$14,43741% / 28%95% or more
Lawrence CountyLawrence County62,287$14,12143% / 33%90‑94%
McCreary County School DistrictMcCreary County42,243$14,47545% / 34%90‑94%
Estill CountyEstill County62,210$13,52729% / 28%90‑94%
Fleming County SchoolsFleming County52,183$13,52242% / 33%90‑94%
Casey County School DistrictCasey County52,179$14,25041% / 37%95% or more
Webster County School DistrictWebster County62,165$12,99238% / 34%95% or more
Butler County SchoolsButler County52,152$13,80537% / 31%95% or more
Pendleton County School DistrictPendleton County42,130$13,09337% / 32%95% or more
Union CountyUnion County72,086$15,09135% / 27%90‑94%
Mayfield IndependentGraves County32,063$14,09841% / 34%95% or more
Russell Independent SchoolsGreenup County52,053$14,32752% / 51%95% or more
Knott County SchoolsKnott County72,048$17,59446% / 33%90‑94%
Powell County SchoolsPowell County62,031$14,08529% / 21%85‑89%
Jackson CountyJackson County81,997$13,98645% / 34%90‑94%
Henry County Public SchoolsHenry County61,984$14,04435% / 35%85‑89%
Carroll County SchoolsCarroll County51,973$15,31521% / 17%90‑94%
Trigg CountyTrigg County51,954$14,01045% / 40%95% or more
Murray ISDCalloway County41,946$15,69964% / 66%95% or more
Lewis County SchoolsLewis County61,942$13,94043% / 35%95% or more
Bath County SchoolsBath County51,936$12,73139% / 30%95% or more
Magoffin County SchoolsMagoffin County51,902$13,59736% / 20%90‑94%
Todd CountyTodd County51,883$14,12843% / 30%90‑94%
Caldwell County SchoolsCaldwell County41,879$12,56645% / 44%95% or more
Monroe County School DistrictMonroe County51,856$16,26853% / 44%95% or more
Edmonson CountyEdmonson County51,854$12,60551% / 45%95% or more
Danville IndependentBoyle County61,787$16,36438% / 33%85‑89%
Washington County SchoolsWashington County51,776$13,85849% / 43%95% or more
Somerset Independent SchoolsPulaski County31,762$13,53350% / 46%95% or more
Martin County SchoolsMartin County51,717$14,73035% / 25%95% or more
Morgan County SchoolsMorgan County71,715$14,12942% / 31%95% or more
Owen CountyOwen County31,680$14,32929% / 27%90‑94%
Green CountyGreen County41,675$14,21444% / 42%95% or more
Walton-Verona Independent School DistrictBoone County41,598$13,14359% / 50%95% or more
Beechwood Independent School DistrictKenton County31,572$12,23366% / 65%95% or more
Leslie CountyLeslie County51,538$14,04648% / 44%85‑89%
Clinton County School DistrictClinton County51,507$14,02729% / 21%95% or more
Hancock County School DistrictHancock County51,449$16,01149% / 46%95% or more
Gallatin CountyGallatin County41,426$13,20036% / 27%90‑94%
Metcalfe County SchoolsMetcalfe County31,412$14,14127% / 22%90‑94%
McLean County Public SchoolsMcLean County61,387$14,20953% / 46%90‑94%
Campbellsville Independent SchoolsTaylor County41,360$13,91238% / 31%75‑79%
Newport Independent SchoolsCampbell County51,336$22,29826% / 17%85‑89%
Breathitt County SchoolBreathitt County51,300$15,65532% / 29%85‑89%
Crittenden County SchoolsCrittenden County41,273$13,01549% / 43%95% or more
Trimble CountyTrimble County31,194$12,32433% / 24%90‑94%
Middlesboro Independent School DistrictBell County51,168$17,02135% / 18%90‑94%
Bracken CountyBracken County31,133$14,40543% / 36%85‑89%
Pikeville IndependentPike County21,129$15,24369% / 69%80‑84%
Raceland-Worthington Independent SchoolsGreenup County51,120$13,22551% / 41%85‑89%
Nicholas County SchoolsNicholas County21,080$12,35937% / 33%90‑94%
Wolfe County School DistrictWolfe County71,072$17,85534% / 22%90‑94%
Livingston CountyLivingston County41,020$16,84244% / 36%95% or more
Hazard Independent SchoolsPerry County31,016$14,32948% / 42%95% or more
Ballard County SchoolsBallard County41,015$15,10155% / 38%90% or more
Cumberland CountyCumberland County31,011$14,52045% / 41%95% or more
Eminence IndependentHenry County21,006$12,23639% / 24%80‑89%
Lyon County SchoolsLyon County3987$12,72352% / 43%90‑94%
Russellville IndependentLogan County3979$14,52730% / 21%95% or more
Berea Independent School DistrictMadison County3971$17,16938% / 28%85‑89%
Frankfort Independent SchoolsFranklin County4959$14,34743% / 40%95% or more
Menifee County SchoolsMenifee County3931$17,40633% / 22%85‑89%
Harlan Independent SchoolsHarlan County3900$12,38557% / 41%70‑79%
Elliott CountyElliott County4892$14,69933% / 25%90‑94%
Lee County School DistrictLee County2890$13,31131% / 27%90‑94%
Paris IndependentBourbon County4859$15,54130% / 20%90% or more
Williamstown Independent SchoolsGrant County4859$13,54035% / 33%95% or more
Williamsburg IndependentWhitley County1833$13,12944% / 35%95% or more
Ludlow IndependentKenton County2831$15,56947% / 37%90% or more
Dayton IndependentCampbell County2811$16,75834% / 25%95% or more
Hickman County School DistrictHickman County2759$14,48347% / 35%90% or more
Barbourville Independent SchoolsKnox County2757$11,72354% / 41%90% or more
Paintsville IndependentJohnson County2752$15,37547% / 34%95% or more
Carlisle County School DistrictCarlisle County3738$13,51544% / 37%90% or more
Owsley County School DistrictOwsley County2727$18,70237% / 25%80‑89%
Caverna IndependentBarren County3654$20,79631% / 13%80‑89%
Dawson Springs Independent School DistrictHopkins County2631$14,51139% / 32%90% or more
Fulton County School DistrictFulton County3611$14,78038% / 28%90% or more
Bellevue IndependentCampbell County2551$16,23225% / 18%90% or more
East Bernstadt IndependentLaurel County1544$12,07664% / 40%not published
Pineville Independent School DistrictBell County1531$15,67251% / 28%90% or more
Fairview IndependentBoyd County2528$16,73234% / 24%90% or more
Burgin IndependentMercer County1525$14,61455% / 42%90% or more
Science Hill Independent School DistrictPulaski County1498$12,33861% / 54%not published
Jenkins Independent SchoolsLetcher County1453$16,16030% / 18%80% or more
Robertson County School DistrictRobertson County1453$12,85039% / 26%90% or more
Anchorage SchoolJefferson County1392$25,48681% / 81%not published
Jackson IndependentBreathitt County1371$14,44745‑49% / 35‑39%80% or more
Augusta IndependentBracken County1334$14,85830‑34% / 15‑19%80% or more
Fulton IndependentFulton County1293$23,94835‑39% / 15‑19%80% or more
Cloverport Independent School DistrictBreckinridge County1273$16,29750‑54% / 40‑44%80% or more
Southgate IndependentCampbell County1180$18,98130‑34% / 20‑24%not published
Kentucky School for the Deaf DistrictBoyle County172not comparablenot publishednot published
Kentucky School for the Blind DistrictJefferson County163not comparablenot published50% or more

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: districts with a school open that year, and the students in those schools. NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: current spending over fall 2022 membership, shown where it falls between $3,000 and $80,000 (outside that range the finance and membership files do not describe the same students). EDFacts 2021-22: all students proficient or above, and the four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023, as published; ED gives smaller districts as ranges. Kentucky sets its own test standard, so compare these within Kentucky.

Kentucky districts with too few federal figures for a page of their own, or no school open in 2024-25

Model Laboratory Schools at EKU

Madison County; 739 students in the district's last NCES count.

Kentucky School for the Deaf District

Boyle County; 67 students in the district's last NCES count; schools on file: Kentucky School for the Deaf (72).

More lists for Kentucky

  1. 01Public schools in Kentucky

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  2. 02Largest schools

    By 2024-25 enrollment

  3. 03Fewest students per teacher

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  4. 04Highest-spending districts

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  5. 05Teacher salary spending by district

    F-33 fiscal year 2022-23

  6. 06Chronic absenteeism

    EDFacts 2022-23

Sources

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory and membership · 2024-25

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District current expenditures and membership · FY 2022-23

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts State assessment results, all students · 2021-22

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