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Public Schools in Kentucky

Full NCES CCD data · 2025–2026 School Year

1,559
Public Schools
175
Districts
655,997
Students
42,765
Teachers FTE
15.3:1
Avg S:T Ratio
$17,218
Per-Pupil Spend
0
Charter Schools
55%
Avg Free Lunch
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School Districts in Kentucky

Showing top 60 of 175 districts · sorted by school count

Jefferson County
Prospect
172 schools 95,124 students View →
Fayette County
Lexington
80 schools 42,138 students View →
Kentucky Tech System
Winchester
56 schools View →
Warren County
Smiths Grove
34 schools 18,559 students View →
Boone County
Walton
28 schools 20,514 students View →
Hardin County
Vine Grove
27 schools 14,583 students View →
Bullitt County
West Point
25 schools 13,007 students View →
Daviess County
Whitesville
24 schools 10,948 students View →
Oldham County
Prospect
23 schools 12,038 students View →
Madison County
Waco
22 schools 11,132 students View →
Kenton County
Villa Hills
22 schools 13,834 students View →
Pike County
Sidney
20 schools 7,515 students View →
Christian County
Pembroke
20 schools 8,087 students View →
Laurel County
London
19 schools 8,676 students View →
Hopkins County
Nortonville
18 schools 6,265 students View →
Scott County
Stamping Ground
17 schools 9,830 students View →
Franklin County
Lexington
16 schools 6,199 students View →
Knox County
Girdler
15 schools 3,717 students View →
Shelby County
Waddy
15 schools 6,985 students View →
Pulaski County
Somerset
14 schools 7,729 students View →
Jessamine County
Wilmore
14 schools 8,331 students View →
McCracken County
West Paducah
14 schools 6,780 students View →
Floyd County
Stanville
14 schools 5,347 students View →
Nelson County
New Haven
13 schools 4,178 students View →
Owensboro Independent
Owensboro
13 schools 5,035 students View →
Henderson County
Spottsville
13 schools 6,707 students View →
Rowan County
Morehead
12 schools 3,435 students View →
Carter County
Rush
12 schools 3,980 students View →
Marshall County
Calvert City
12 schools 4,302 students View →
Whitley County
Williamsburg
11 schools 4,234 students View →
Boyd County
Catlettsburg
11 schools 2,994 students View →
Muhlenberg County
Greenville
11 schools 4,410 students View →
Covington Independent
Covington
11 schools 3,557 students View →
Barren County
Park City
11 schools 4,908 students View →
Harlan County
Wallins
11 schools 3,310 students View →
Johnson County
Wittensville
11 schools 3,292 students View →
Clay County
Oneida
10 schools 2,928 students View →
Bowling Green Independent
Bowling Green
10 schools 4,765 students View →
Campbell County
Highland Heights
10 schools 5,166 students View →
Ohio County
Horse Branch
10 schools 3,726 students View →
Graves County
Wingo
10 schools 3,906 students View →
Clark County
Winchester
10 schools 5,552 students View →
Grayson County
Leitchfield
9 schools 4,030 students View →
Perry County
Viper
9 schools 3,416 students View →
Meade County
Payneville
9 schools 4,921 students View →
Corbin Independent
Corbin
9 schools 3,038 students View →
Letcher County
Whitesburg
9 schools 2,429 students View →
Ashland Independent
Ashland
9 schools 3,083 students View →
Morgan County
West Liberty
9 schools 1,769 students View →
Calloway County
Murray
8 schools 3,020 students View →
Woodford County
Versailles
8 schools 4,064 students View →
Jackson County
Tyner
8 schools 1,997 students View →
Union County
Uniontown
8 schools 2,086 students View →
Marion County
Loretto
8 schools 3,036 students View →
Erlanger-Elsmere Independent
Erlanger
8 schools 2,431 students View →
Glasgow Independent
Glasgow
8 schools 2,511 students View →
Montgomery County
Mount Sterling
8 schools 4,442 students View →
Lincoln County
Waynesburg
8 schools 3,240 students View →
Wayne County
Monticello
8 schools 3,058 students View →
Logan County
Russellville
7 schools 3,443 students View →
Schools by Level
Top 10 Schools by Enrollment
Top Schools — Student:Teacher Ratio
Kentucky Virtual Academy
Cloverport · Other
2,412
23.64:1
Lafayette High School
Lexington · High
2,370
18.78:1
Ballard High
Louisville · High
2,148
19.02:1
Madison Central High School
Richmond · High
2,107
18.74:1
2,077
18.63:1
Bryan Station High School
Lexington · High
2,030
17.29:1
Henry Clay High School
Lexington · High
1,939
16.4:1
duPont Manual High
Louisville · High
1,899
16.81:1
Simon Kenton High School
Independence · High
1,893
23.66:1
Marion C. Moore School
Louisville · High
1,892
14.26:1
Finance Summary
$17,218
Per-Pupil Spend
50%
Instruct. %
$11,498M
Total Revenue
$11,295M
Total Expend.

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Revenue Sources
Federal
$1,981.3M
State
$5,663.2M
Local
$3,853.2M
Total Revenue: $11,498M
Expenditure
Instruction
$5,627M
Other
$5,668M
Total Expenditure: $11,295M
Per-Pupil: $17,218
50% of spending goes to instruction
Source: NCES F-33 Annual Survey of Local Government Finances in Education, 2023.
Education Overview
Total Public Schools
1,559
School Districts
175
Total Enrollment
655,997
Total Teachers (FTE)
42,765
Avg S:T Ratio
15.3:1
Avg Free Lunch %
54.8%
Charter Schools
0 of 1,559
Elementary Schools
720
Middle Schools
219
High Schools
450
Finance (Aggregate)
Total Revenue
$11,498M
Total Expenditure
$11,295M
Per-Pupil Spending
$17,218
Instruction %
50%
Federal Revenue
$1,981M
State Revenue
$5,663M
Local Revenue
$3,853M
Data Source
NCES CCD 2022–23
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