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Kentucky school data rankings

Compare every reported district by one measure at a time, then inspect the underlying profile. Of 177 current districts, 177 report 2024–25 enrollment and 171 match the FY 2023 finance file.

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177 districts with this measure reported

Rank	District	City	Schools	Enrollment
1	Jefferson County	Louisville	171	95,180
2	Fayette County	Lexington	79	42,138
3	Boone County	Florence	28	20,514
4	Warren County	Bowling Green	34	18,559
5	Hardin County	Elizabethtown	27	14,583
6	Kenton County	Fort Wright	22	13,834
7	Bullitt County	Shepherdsville	25	13,007
8	Oldham County	Buckner	23	12,038
9	Madison County	Richmond	23	11,132
10	Daviess County	Owensboro	24	10,948
11	Scott County	Georgetown	17	9,830
12	Laurel County	London	19	8,676
13	Jessamine County	Nicholasville	14	8,331
14	Christian County	Hopkinsville	19	8,092
15	Pulaski County	Somerset	14	7,729
16	Pike County	Pikeville	20	7,515
17	Shelby County	Shelbyville	15	6,985
18	McCracken County	Paducah	14	6,782
19	Henderson County	Henderson	14	6,707
20	Hopkins County	Madisonville	18	6,265
21	Franklin County	Frankfort	16	6,199
22	Clark County	Winchester	9	5,552
23	Floyd County	Eastern	14	5,347
24	Campbell County	Alexandria	10	5,166
25	Owensboro Independent	Owensboro	13	5,049
26	Meade County	Brandenburg	9	4,922
27	Barren County	Glasgow	11	4,908
28	Bowling Green Independent	Bowling Green	10	4,831
29	Montgomery County	Mount Sterling	8	4,442
30	Muhlenberg County	Powderly	10	4,410
31	Marshall County	Benton	12	4,302
32	Whitley County	Williamsburg	11	4,234
33	Nelson County	Bardstown	13	4,227
34	Woodford County	Versailles	8	4,064
35	Grayson County	Leitchfield	9	4,030
36	Carter County	Grayson	12	3,983
37	Graves County	Mayfield	10	3,906
38	Ohio County	Hartford	10	3,726
39	Knox County	Barbourville	14	3,718
40	Anderson County	Lawrenceburg	8	3,633
41	Covington Independent	Covington	11	3,557
42	Logan County	Russellville	7	3,443
43	Perry County	Hazard	9	3,438
44	Rowan County	Morehead	10	3,435
45	Spencer County	Taylorsville	6	3,341
46	Harlan County	Harlan	11	3,327
47	Johnson County	Paintsville	11	3,292
48	Lincoln County	Stanford	7	3,240
49	Grant County	Williamstown	6	3,216
50	Fort Thomas Independent	Fort Thomas	5	3,170
51	Allen County	Scottsville	6	3,138
52	Paducah Independent	Paducah	7	3,103
53	Ashland Independent	Ashland	9	3,083
54	Simpson County	Franklin	6	3,080
55	Wayne County	Monticello	8	3,061
56	Corbin Independent	Corbin	9	3,038
57	Marion County	Lebanon	8	3,036
58	Russell County	Jamestown	5	3,024
59	Calloway County	Murray	8	3,020
60	Boyd County	Ashland	11	2,994
61	Harrison County	Cynthiana	7	2,982
62	Boyle County	Danville	7	2,951
63	Clay County	Manchester	10	2,948
64	Bardstown Independent	Bardstown	6	2,869
65	Rockcastle County	Mount Vernon	6	2,793
66	Taylor County	Campbellsville	6	2,704
67	Cloverport Independent	Cloverport	2	2,685
68	Breckinridge County	Hardinsburg	6	2,677
69	Mercer County	Harrodsburg	6	2,675
70	Mason County	Maysville	4	2,668
71	McCreary County	Stearns	5	2,668
72	Adair County	Columbia	5	2,585
73	Bourbon County	Paris	6	2,557
74	Glasgow Independent	Glasgow	8	2,511
75	Greenup County	Greenup	6	2,509
76	Garrard County	Lancaster	5	2,503
77	Elizabethtown Independent	Elizabethtown	7	2,459
78	LaRue County	Hodgenville	6	2,448
79	Bell County	Pineville	7	2,437
80	Erlanger-Elsmere Independent	Erlanger	8	2,431
81	Letcher County	Whitesburg	8	2,429
82	Hart County	Munfordville	6	2,322
83	Lawrence County	Louisa	6	2,287
84	Butler County	Morgantown	6	2,219
85	Estill County	Irvine	6	2,216
86	Fleming County	Flemingsburg	5	2,183
87	Casey County	Liberty	5	2,179
88	Webster County	Dixon	6	2,165
89	Pendleton County	Falmouth	4	2,130
90	Union County	Morganfield	8	2,087
91	Mayfield Independent	Mayfield	3	2,063
92	Russell Independent	Flatwoods	5	2,053
93	Knott County	Hindman	7	2,049
94	Powell County	Stanton	6	2,031
95	Jackson County	McKee	8	1,997
96	Henry County	New Castle	6	1,984
97	Carroll County	Carrollton	6	1,976
98	Trigg County	Cadiz	6	1,954
99	Murray Independent	Murray	4	1,946
100	Lewis County	Vanceburg	7	1,942
101	Bath County	Owingsville	5	1,936
102	Magoffin County	Salyersville	5	1,903
103	Todd County	Elkton	7	1,886
104	Walton-Verona Independent	Walton	5	1,880
105	Caldwell County	Princeton	4	1,879
106	Edmonson County	Brownsville	5	1,857
107	Monroe County	Tompkinsville	6	1,856
108	Washington County	Springfield	6	1,807
109	Danville Independent	Danville	6	1,787
110	Morgan County	West Liberty	9	1,769
111	Somerset Independent	Somerset	3	1,762
112	Martin County	Inez	5	1,717
113	Owen County	Owenton	3	1,680
114	Green County	Greensburg	5	1,675
115	Breathitt County	Jackson	6	1,671
116	Beechwood Independent	Fort Mitchell	3	1,572
117	Leslie County	Hyden	5	1,538
118	Clinton County	Albany	4	1,491
119	Hancock County	Hawesville	5	1,449
120	Gallatin County	Warsaw	4	1,426
121	Metcalfe County	Edmonton	4	1,412
122	McLean County	Calhoun	6	1,387
123	Campbellsville Independent	Campbellsville	4	1,360
124	Newport Independent	Newport	5	1,360
125	Crittenden County	Marion	3	1,272
126	Trimble County	Bedford	3	1,194
127	Middlesboro Independent	Middlesboro	7	1,168
128	Bracken County	Brooksville	3	1,133
129	Pikeville Independent	Pikeville	2	1,129
130	Raceland-Worthington Independent	Raceland	5	1,120
131	Nicholas County	Carlisle	2	1,080
132	Wolfe County	Campton	7	1,072
133	Livingston County	Smithland	4	1,020
134	Hazard Independent	Hazard	5	1,016
135	Ballard County	Barlow	5	1,015
136	Cumberland County	Burkesville	3	1,011
137	Eminence Independent	Eminence	2	1,006
138	Lyon County	Eddyville	5	987
139	Russellville Independent	Russellville	4	979
140	Berea Independent	Berea	3	971
141	Menifee County	Frenchburg	4	960
142	Frankfort Independent	Frankfort	4	959
143	Harlan Independent	Harlan	3	900
144	Elliott County	Sandy Hook	4	892
145	Lee County	Beattyville	2	890
146	Paris Independent	Paris	4	859
147	Williamstown Independent	Williamstown	4	859
148	Williamsburg Independent	Williamsburg	1	833
149	Ludlow Independent	Ludlow	2	831
150	Dayton Independent	Dayton	3	811
151	Hickman County	Clinton	2	759
152	Barbourville Independent	Barbourville	2	757
153	Paintsville Independent	Paintsville	2	752
154	Carlisle County	Bardwell	3	738
155	Owsley County	Booneville	2	727
156	Model Laboratory Schools at EKU	Richmond	0	708
157	Caverna Independent	Cave City	3	654
158	Dawson Springs Independent	Dawson Springs	2	631
159	Fulton County	Hickman	3	611
160	Bellevue Independent	Bellevue	2	551
161	East Bernstadt Independent	East Bernstadt	1	544
162	Pineville Independent	Pineville	3	531
163	Fairview Independent	Ashland	2	528
164	Burgin Independent	Burgin	1	525
165	Science Hill Independent	Science Hill	1	498
166	Jenkins Independent	Jenkins	1	453
167	Robertson County	Mount Olivet	1	453
168	Anchorage Independent	Anchorage	1	392
169	Jackson Independent	Jackson	1	371
170	Augusta Independent	Augusta	1	334
171	Fulton Independent	Fulton	1	293
172	Southgate Independent	Southgate	1	180
173	Kentucky National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Academies	Eminence	2	180
174	Kentucky School for the Deaf District	Danville	1	72
175	Kentucky School for the Blind District	Louisville	1	63
176	Kentucky Tech System	Frankfort	50	0
177	Craft Academy	Morehead	0	0

Data ranking

Largest school districts in Kentucky

Ordered by 2024–25 reported membership. This is a scale comparison, not a quality ranking.

Rank	Name	Location	Students
1	Jefferson County 171 schools	Louisville	95,180
2	Fayette County 79 schools	Lexington	42,138
3	Boone County 28 schools	Florence	20,514
4	Warren County 34 schools	Bowling Green	18,559
5	Hardin County 27 schools	Elizabethtown	14,583
6	Kenton County 22 schools	Fort Wright	13,834
7	Bullitt County 25 schools	Shepherdsville	13,007
8	Oldham County 23 schools	Buckner	12,038
9	Madison County 23 schools	Richmond	11,132
10	Daviess County 24 schools	Owensboro	10,948
11	Scott County 17 schools	Georgetown	9,830
12	Laurel County 19 schools	London	8,676
13	Jessamine County 14 schools	Nicholasville	8,331
14	Christian County 19 schools	Hopkinsville	8,092
15	Pulaski County 14 schools	Somerset	7,729
16	Pike County 20 schools	Pikeville	7,515
17	Shelby County 15 schools	Shelbyville	6,985
18	McCracken County 14 schools	Paducah	6,782
19	Henderson County 14 schools	Henderson	6,707
20	Hopkins County 18 schools	Madisonville	6,265
21	Franklin County 16 schools	Frankfort	6,199
22	Clark County 9 schools	Winchester	5,552
23	Floyd County 14 schools	Eastern	5,347
24	Campbell County 10 schools	Alexandria	5,166
25	Owensboro Independent 13 schools	Owensboro	5,049

Source: NCES CCD LEA Membership, 2024–25.

Data ranking

Highest spending per pupil in Kentucky

Ordered by FY 2023 current expenditure per pupil among districts with at least 200 students. District responsibilities and local costs differ.

Rank	Name	Location	Per pupil
1	Anchorage Independent 392 students	Anchorage	$25,486
2	Fulton Independent 293 students	Fulton	$23,948
3	Newport Independent 1,360 students	Newport	$22,298
4	Caverna Independent 654 students	Cave City	$20,796
5	Letcher County 2,429 students	Whitesburg	$20,652
6	Owsley County 727 students	Booneville	$18,702
7	Fayette County 42,138 students	Lexington	$18,318
8	Jefferson County 95,180 students	Louisville	$18,189
9	Wolfe County 1,072 students	Campton	$17,855
10	Knott County 2,049 students	Hindman	$17,594
11	Menifee County 960 students	Frenchburg	$17,406
12	Berea Independent 971 students	Berea	$17,169
13	Middlesboro Independent 1,168 students	Middlesboro	$17,021
14	Covington Independent 3,557 students	Covington	$16,918
15	Livingston County 1,020 students	Smithland	$16,842
16	Dayton Independent 811 students	Dayton	$16,758
17	Fairview Independent 528 students	Ashland	$16,732
18	Boyd County 2,994 students	Ashland	$16,486
19	Danville Independent 1,787 students	Danville	$16,364
20	Cloverport Independent 2,685 students	Cloverport	$16,297
21	Monroe County 1,856 students	Tompkinsville	$16,268
22	Bellevue Independent 551 students	Bellevue	$16,232
23	Jenkins Independent 453 students	Jenkins	$16,160
24	Owensboro Independent 5,049 students	Owensboro	$16,080
25	Hancock County 1,449 students	Hawesville	$16,011

Source: NCES School District Finance Survey (F-33), FY 2023. Resource measure only.

Data ranking

Kentucky high schools with broad reported program access

Counts reported AP, gifted, and computer-science program areas. This does not measure course quality, participation, or current availability.

Rank	Name	Location	Areas offered
1	Henry Clay High School 09–12 · 29 AP courses	Fayette County	3 of 3
2	Lafayette High School 09–12 · 28 AP courses	Fayette County	3 of 3
3	duPont Manual High 09–12 · 28 AP courses	Jefferson County	3 of 3
4	Paul Laurence Dunbar High School 09–12 · 27 AP courses	Fayette County	3 of 3
5	Ballard High 09–12 · 24 AP courses	Jefferson County	3 of 3
6	Highlands High School 09–12 · 24 AP courses	Fort Thomas Independent	3 of 3
7	Oldham County High School 09–12 · 23 AP courses	Oldham County	3 of 3
8	South Oldham High School 09–12 · 23 AP courses	Oldham County	3 of 3
9	North Oldham High School 09–12 · 23 AP courses	Oldham County	3 of 3
10	Madison Central High School 09–12 · 21 AP courses	Madison County	3 of 3
11	Louisville Male High 09–12 · 21 AP courses	Jefferson County	3 of 3
12	Larry A. Ryle High School 09–12 · 20 AP courses	Boone County	3 of 3
13	McCracken County High School 09–12 · 20 AP courses	McCracken County	3 of 3
14	Eastern High 09–12 · 19 AP courses	Jefferson County	3 of 3
15	Campbell County High School 09–12 · 19 AP courses	Campbell County	3 of 3
16	Woodford County High School 09–12 · 19 AP courses	Woodford County	3 of 3
17	Anderson County High School 09–12 · 19 AP courses	Anderson County	3 of 3
18	Henderson County High School 09–12 · 18 AP courses	Henderson County	3 of 3
19	Daviess County High School 09–12 · 18 AP courses	Daviess County	3 of 3
20	Conner High School 09–12 · 18 AP courses	Boone County	3 of 3
21	Bowling Green High School 09–12 · 18 AP courses	Bowling Green Independent	3 of 3
22	Boyle County High School 09–12 · 18 AP courses	Boyle County	3 of 3
23	Paducah Tilghman High School 09–12 · 18 AP courses	Paducah Independent	3 of 3
24	Fern Creek High 09–12 · 17 AP courses	Jefferson County	3 of 3
25	Murray High School 09–12 · 17 AP courses	Murray Independent	3 of 3

Source: CRDC 2021–22. At least two program fields must be known for inclusion.