91ÖÆƬ

SchoolDistricts.us

Kentucky 91ÖÆƬ

Public school districts and schools in Kentucky, based on the NCES Common Core of Data.

176
School districts
1,550
Public schools
657,134
Students enrolled

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data, 2024-25.

Largest school districts in Kentucky by enrollment — NCES 2024-25

171 regular school districts ranked by students enrolled, as reported to NCES for 2024-25. Charter school districts and other education agencies are shown at their size without a rank. Districts with no 2024-25 enrollment in NCES data are listed last.

#1 Jefferson County

Louisville · 172 public schools · 95,180 students

#2 Fayette County

Lexington · 80 public schools · 42,138 students

#3 Boone County

Florence · 28 public schools · 20,514 students

#4 Warren County

Bowling Green · 34 public schools · 18,559 students
Advertisement

#5 Hardin County

Elizabethtown · 27 public schools · 14,583 students

#6 Kenton County

Fort Wright · 22 public schools · 13,834 students

#7 Bullitt County

Shepherdsville · 25 public schools · 13,007 students

#8 Oldham County

Buckner · 23 public schools · 12,038 students

#9 Madison County

Richmond · 22 public schools · 11,132 students

#10 Daviess County

Owensboro · 24 public schools · 10,948 students

#11 Scott County

Georgetown · 17 public schools · 9,830 students

#12 Laurel County

London · 19 public schools · 8,676 students

#13 Jessamine County

Nicholasville · 14 public schools · 8,331 students

#14 Christian County

Hopkinsville · 19 public schools · 8,092 students
Advertisement

#15 Pulaski County

Somerset · 14 public schools · 7,729 students

#16 Pike County

Pikeville · 20 public schools · 7,515 students

#17 Shelby County

Shelbyville · 15 public schools · 6,985 students

#18 McCracken County

Paducah · 14 public schools · 6,782 students

#19 Henderson County

Henderson · 13 public schools · 6,707 students

#20 Hopkins County

Madisonville · 18 public schools · 6,265 students

#21 Franklin County

Frankfort · 16 public schools · 6,199 students

#22 Clark County

Winchester · 10 public schools · 5,552 students

#23 Floyd County

Eastern · 14 public schools · 5,347 students

#24 Campbell County

Alexandria · 10 public schools · 5,166 students

#25 Owensboro Independent

Owensboro · 13 public schools · 5,049 students

#26 Meade County

Brandenburg · 9 public schools · 4,922 students

#27 Barren County

Glasgow · 11 public schools · 4,908 students

#28 Bowling Green Independent

Bowling Green · 10 public schools · 4,831 students

#29 Montgomery County

Mount Sterling · 8 public schools · 4,442 students

#30 Muhlenberg County

Powderly · 10 public schools · 4,410 students

Browse by County

Adair County Allen County Anderson County Ballard County Barren County Bath County Bell County Boone County Bourbon County Boyd County Boyle County Bracken County Breathitt County Breckinridge County Bullitt County Butler County Caldwell County Calloway County Campbell County Carlisle County Carroll County Carter County Casey County Christian County Clark County Clay County Clinton County Crittenden County Cumberland County Daviess County Edmonson County Elliott County Estill County Fayette County Fleming County Floyd County Franklin County Fulton County Gallatin County Garrard County Grant County Graves County Grayson County Green County Greenup County Hancock County Hardin County Harlan County Harrison County Hart County Henderson County Henry County Hickman County Hopkins County Jackson County Jefferson County Jessamine County Johnson County Kenton County Knott County Knox County Larue County Laurel County Lawrence County Lee County Leslie County Letcher County Lewis County Lincoln County Livingston County Logan County Lyon County Madison County Magoffin County Marion County Marshall County Martin County Mason County Mccracken County Mccreary County Mclean County Meade County Menifee County Mercer County Metcalfe County Monroe County Montgomery County Morgan County Muhlenberg County Nelson County Nicholas County Ohio County Oldham County Owen County Owsley County Pendleton County Perry County Pike County Powell County Pulaski County Robertson County Rockcastle County Rowan County Russell County Scott County Shelby County Simpson County Spencer County Taylor County Todd County Trigg County Trimble County Union County Warren County Washington County Wayne County Webster County Whitley County Wolfe County Woodford County