Public schools in Kentucky
1,550 operating public schools in 175 school districts and other education agencies, school year 2024–25.
Operating schoolsDefinition
1,550
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
655,997
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
42,759.4
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
15.3
Charter schoolsDefinition
0
Largest districts by enrollment
Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a quality ranking). 11 Kentucky districts have full profiles so far; search all 175.
| District | City | Schools | Students | Students / FTE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson County | Louisville | 172 | 95,124 | 15.2 |
| Fayette County | Lexington | 80 | 42,138 | 13.8 |
| Boone County | Florence | 28 | 20,514 | 15.6 |
| Warren County | Bowling Green | 34 | 18,559 | 16.4 |
| Hardin County | Elizabethtown | 27 | 14,583 | 15.3 |
| Kenton County | Independence | 22 | 13,834 | 17.7 |
| Bullitt County | Shepherdsville | 25 | 13,007 | 17.1 |
| Oldham County | Crestwood | 23 | 12,038 | 16.8 |
| Madison County | Richmond | 22 | 11,132 | 15.8 |
| Daviess County | Owensboro | 24 | 10,948 | 16.4 |
| Scott County | Georgetown | 17 | 9,830 | 15.3 |
| Laurel County | London | 19 | 8,676 | 16.1 |
| Jessamine County | Nicholasville | 14 | 8,331 | 14.3 |
| Christian County | Hopkinsville | 19 | 8,087 | 15.8 |
| Pulaski County | Somerset | 14 | 7,729 | 16 |
Schools by locale
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| City | 19.1% | |
| Suburb | 12.7% | |
| Town | 25.9% | |
| Rural | 42.3% |
Schools by level
| Group | Schools | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Elementary | 720 | |
| High | 450 | |
| Middle | 219 | |
| Other | 70 | |
| Ungraded | 45 | |
| Prekindergarten | 45 | |
| Secondary | 1 |
Sources for this page
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), School Directory 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_029_2425_w_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Membership 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_052_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Staff 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_059_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES EDGE Public School Geocodes 2024–25. File
EDGE_GEOCODE_PUBLICSCH_2425.zip, last checked 2026-11-06.
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