Kentucky School District Rankings

176 districts serving 657,471 students

Data from NCES Common Core of Data. Browse all Kentucky districts

Largest District
Jefferson County
94,793 students
Most Schools
Jefferson County
171 schools
Total Districts
176
Total Students
0.7M

Largest Districts by Enrollment

The 50 largest school districts in Kentucky, ranked by total student enrollment.

#DistrictStudents
1Jefferson County94,793
2Fayette County41,697
3Boone County20,356
4Warren County18,164
5Hardin County14,714
6Kenton County13,945
7Bullitt County12,954
8Oldham County12,135
9Madison County11,241
10Daviess County11,005
11Scott County9,873
12Laurel County8,700
13Jessamine County8,397
14Christian County8,184
15Pulaski County7,840
16Pike County7,719
17Shelby County6,964
18McCracken County6,891
19Henderson County6,833
20Hopkins County6,312
21Franklin County6,188
22Floyd County5,449
23Clark County5,390
24Campbell County5,180
25Barren County5,072
26Owensboro Independent4,970
27Meade County4,930
28Bowling Green Independent4,526
29Montgomery County4,510
30Nelson County4,412
31Marshall County4,394
32Muhlenberg County4,389
33Whitley County4,222
34Carter County4,079
35Grayson County4,034
36Woodford County4,018
37Graves County3,888
38Ohio County3,869
39Knox County3,809
40Anderson County3,751
41Covington Independent3,585
42Perry County3,512
43Logan County3,461
44Rowan County3,411
45Harlan County3,361
46Spencer County3,324
47Lincoln County3,320
48Johnson County3,304
49Grant County3,289
50Ashland Independent3,203

Districts with Most Schools

Kentucky school districts ranked by number of schools in the district.

#DistrictSchools
1Jefferson County171
2Fayette County79
3Kentucky Tech System55
4Warren County34
5Boone County28
6Hardin County27
7Bullitt County25
8Daviess County24
9Kenton County22
10Oldham County22
11Madison County22
12Pike County20
13Laurel County19
14Christian County19
15Hopkins County18
16Scott County17
17Franklin County16
18Knox County15
19Jessamine County14
20Pulaski County14
21Shelby County14
22McCracken County14
23Floyd County14
24Henderson County13
25Owensboro Independent13
26Nelson County13
27Marshall County12
28Carter County12
29Barren County11
30Muhlenberg County11
31Whitley County11
32Covington Independent11
33Harlan County11
34Johnson County11
35Boyd County11
36Clark County10
37Campbell County10
38Bowling Green Independent10
39Graves County10
40Ohio County10
41Rowan County10
42Clay County10
43Meade County9
44Grayson County9
45Perry County9
46Ashland Independent9
47Corbin Independent9
48Letcher County9
49Morgan County9
50Montgomery County8

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