Best School Districts in Kentucky

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Rank (of 159)	District	Grades	# Elementary Schools	# Middle Schools	# High Schools	# Alt. Schools	City	County	Rank score (2024)	Rank (2023)	Rank change from 2023
103^rd	Adair County	PK, KG-12	2	1	2	0	Columbia	Adair County	0.42	110	7
	Allen County	PK, KG-12	1	2	2	1	Scottsville	Allen County			(n/a)
1^st	Anchorage Independent	PK, KG-8	1	0	0	0	Anchorage	Jefferson County	0.996	1
46^th	Anderson County	PK, KG-12	4	1	1	0	Lawrenceburg	Anderson County	0.627	48	2
81^st	Ashland Independent	PK, KG-12	6	1	2	0	Ashland	Boyd County	0.51	63	18
	Augusta Independent	PK, KG-12	0	0	0	1	Augusta	Bracken County			(n/a)
26^th	Ballard County	PK, KG-12	2	1	2	0	Barlow	Ballard County	0.695	29	3
	Barbourville Independent	PK, KG-12	0	0	1	1	Barbourville	Knox County			(n/a)
45^th	Bardstown Independent	PK, KG-12	3	1	1	1	Bardstown	Nelson County	0.631	90	45
67^th	Barren County	PK, KG-12	7	1	2	1	Glasgow	Barren County	0.556	49	18
97^th	Bath County	PK, KG-12	2	1	2	0	Owingsville	Bath County	0.436	114	17
2^nd	Beechwood Independent	PK, KG-12	1	0	1	1	Fort Mitchell	Kenton County	0.958	4	2
39^th	Bell County	PK, KG-12	6	0	1	0	Pineville	Bell County	0.646	62	23
152^nd	Bellevue Independent	PK, KG-12	1	0	1	0	Bellevue	Campbell County	0.196	154	2
65^th	Berea Independent	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Berea	Madison County	0.565	109	44
31^st	Boone County	PK, KG-12	15	6	7	0	Florence	Boone County	0.665	35	4
129^th	Bourbon County	PK, KG-12	4	1	1	0	Paris	Bourbon County	0.331	129
85^th	Bowling Green Independent	PK, KG-12	5	1	3	1	Bowling Green	Warren County	0.499	91	6
91^st	Boyd County	PK, KG-12	5	1	3	0	Ashland	Boyd County	0.466	119	28
4^th	Boyle County	PK, KG-12	3	1	2	0	Danville	Boyle County	0.948	6	2
83^rd	Bracken County	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Brooksville	Bracken County	0.506	82	1
113^th	Breathitt County	PK, KG-12	3	0	3	0	Jackson	Breathitt County	0.378	134	21
93^rd	Breckinridge County	PK, KG-12	4	1	1	0	Hardinsburg	Breckinridge County	0.456	77	16
112^th	Bullitt County	PK, KG-12	13	6	5	1	Shepherdsville	Bullitt County	0.38	87	25
	Burgin Independent	PK, KG-12	0	0	0	1	Burgin	Mercer County			(n/a)
101^st	Butler County	PK, KG-12	2	1	2	0	Morgantown	Butler County	0.423	138	37
47^th	Caldwell County	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Princeton	Caldwell County	0.622	41	6
30^th	Calloway County	PK, KG-12	4	1	3	0	Murray	Calloway County	0.672	26	4
49^th	Campbell County	PK, KG-12	5	1	2	0	Alexandria	Campbell County	0.609	19	30
115^th	Campbellsville Independent	PK, KG-12	1	1	2	0	Campbellsville	Taylor County	0.374	115
55^th	Carlisle County	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Bardwell	Carlisle County	0.59	36	19
155^th	Carroll County	PK, KG-12	3	1	2	0	Carrollton	Carroll County	0.154	159	4
59^th	Carter County	PK, KG-12	6	2	3	1	Grayson	Carter County	0.583	52	7
74^th	Casey County	PK, KG-12	3	1	1	0	Liberty	Casey County	0.526	86	12
159^th	Caverna Independent	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Cave City	Barren County	0.093	158	1
110^th	Christian County	PK, KG-12	8	2	5	3	Hopkinsville	Christian County	0.384	125	15
128^th	Clark County	PK, KG-12	5	2	2	1	Winchester	Clark County	0.332	118	10
32^nd	Clay County	PK, KG-12	7	1	1	1	Manchester	Clay County	0.664	21	11
118^th	Clinton County	PK, KG-12	2	1	2	0	Albany	Clinton County	0.368	143	25
	Cloverport Independent	PK, KG-12	0	0	0	2	Cloverport	Breckinridge County			(n/a)
42^nd	Corbin Independent	PK, KG-12	4	1	2	2	Corbin	Whitley County	0.635	31	11
131^st	Covington Independent	PK, KG-12	6	1	3	1	Covington	Kenton County	0.329	122	9
64^th	Crittenden County	PK, KG-12	1	1	2	0	Marion	Crittenden County	0.566	50	14
68^th	Cumberland County	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Burkesville	Cumberland County	0.552	96	28
114^th	Danville Independent	PK, KG-12	2	1	2	1	Danville	Boyle County	0.374	98	16
61^st	Daviess County	PK, KG-12	13	3	7	0	Owensboro	Daviess County	0.569	57	4
71^st	Dawson Springs Independent	PK, KG-12	1	0	1	1	Dawson Springs	Hopkins County	0.538	76	5
135^th	Dayton Independent	PK, KG-12	1	0	1	1	Dayton	Campbell County	0.312	144	9
7^th	East Bernstadt Independent	PK, KG-8	1	0	0	0	East Bernstadt	Laurel County	0.916	5	2
16^th	Edmonson County	PK, KG-12	2	2	1	0	Brownsville	Edmonson County	0.76	14	2
62^nd	Elizabethtown Independent	PK, KG-12	3	1	2	1	Elizabethtown	Hardin County	0.569	28	34
140^th	Elliott County	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Sandy Hook	Elliott County	0.273	132	8
107^th	Eminence Independent	PK, KG-12	1	0	1	0	Eminence	Henry County	0.404	130	23
145^th	Erlanger-Elsmere Independent	PK, KG-12	5	1	2	0	Erlanger	Kenton County	0.234	150	5
109^th	Estill County	PK, KG-12	3	1	2	0	Irvine	Estill County	0.396	148	39
105^th	Fairview Independent	PK, KG-12	1	0	1	0	Ashland	Boyd County	0.416	116	11
77^th	Fayette County	PK, KG-12	44	12	20	0	Lexington	Fayette County	0.515	70	7
123^rd	Fleming County	PK, KG-12	3	1	1	0	Flemingsburg	Fleming County	0.354	93	30
111^th	Floyd County	PK, KG-12	8	1	4	1	Eastern	Floyd County	0.382	112	1
3^rd	Fort Thomas Independent	PK, KG-12	3	1	1	0	Fort Thomas	Campbell County	0.955	3
98^th	Frankfort Independent	PK, KG-12	2	0	2	0	Frankfort	Franklin County	0.432	107	9
120^th	Franklin County	PK, KG-12	7	2	6	0	Frankfort	Franklin County	0.365	113	7
134^th	Fulton County	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Hickman	Fulton County	0.312	120	14
	Fulton Independent	PK, KG-12	0	0	0	1	Fulton	Fulton County			(n/a)
153^rd	Gallatin County	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Warsaw	Gallatin County	0.185	157	4
66^th	Garrard County	PK, KG-12	3	1	1	0	Lancaster	Garrard County	0.558	105	39
87^th	Glasgow Independent	PK, KG-12	2	1	3	0	Glasgow	Barren County	0.488	99	12
143^rd	Grant County	PK, KG-12	4	1	1	0	Williamstown	Grant County	0.26	121	22
8^th	Graves County	PK, KG-12	6	1	3	0	Mayfield	Graves County	0.865	10	2
38^th	Grayson County	PK, KG-12	5	1	3	0	Leitchfield	Grayson County	0.647	30	8
37^th	Green County	PK, KG-12	2	1	2	0	Greensburg	Green County	0.647	44	7
130^th	Greenup County	PK, KG-12	4	2	1	0	Greenup	Greenup County	0.329	117	13
54^th	Hancock County	PK, KG-12	2	1	2	0	Hawesville	Hancock County	0.593	54
90^th	Hardin County	PK, KG-12	13	5	5	4	Elizabethtown	Hardin County	0.472	80	10
25^th	Harlan County	PK, KG-12	8	0	1	0	Harlan	Harlan County	0.705	45	20
24^th	Harlan Independent	PK, KG-12	2	0	1	0	Harlan	Harlan County	0.712	11	13
124^th	Harrison County	PK, KG-12	4	1	2	0	Cynthiana	Harrison County	0.351	127	3
116^th	Hart County	PK, KG-12	5	0	1	0	Munfordville	Hart County	0.373	95	21
48^th	Hazard Independent	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Hazard	Perry County	0.617	32	16
33^rd	Henderson County	PK, KG-12	9	2	2	0	Henderson	Henderson County	0.654	37	4
108^th	Henry County	PK, KG-12	4	1	1	0	New Castle	Henry County	0.398	123	15
18^th	Hickman County	PK, KG-12	1	0	1	0	Clinton	Hickman County	0.736	23	5
51^st	Hopkins County	PK, KG-12	7	3	4	1	Madisonville	Hopkins County	0.598	56	5
34^th	Jackson County	PK, KG-12	3	2	3	0	Mc Kee	Jackson County	0.651	42	8
	Jackson Independent	PK, KG-12	0	0	0	1	Jackson	Breathitt County			(n/a)
141^st	Jefferson County	PK, KG-12	99	24	34	12	Louisville	Jefferson County	0.265	136	5
	Jenkins Independent	PK, KG-12	0	0	0	1	Jenkins	Letcher County			(n/a)
86^th	Jessamine County	PK, KG-12	7	2	5	0	Nicholasville	Jessamine County	0.49	79	7
56^th	Johnson County	PK, KG-12	5	1	1	1	Paintsville	Johnson County	0.589	66	10
15^th	Kenton County	PK, KG-12	11	3	5	0	Ft Wright	Kenton County	0.775	17	2
149^th	Kentucky National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Academies	9-12	0	0	2	0	Eminence	Henry County	0.226		(n/a)
	Kentucky School for the Blind District	K-12	0	0	0	1	Louisville	Jefferson County			(n/a)
	Kentucky School for the Deaf District	PK, KG-12	0	0	0	1	Danville	Boyle County			(n/a)
	Kentucky Technical System	8-12	0	0	55	0	Frankfort	Franklin County			(n/a)
79^th	Knott County	PK, KG-12	5	0	1	1	Hindman	Knott County	0.512	58	21
57^th	Knox County	PK, KG-12	7	1	6	1	Barbourville	Knox County	0.586	60	3
53^rd	LaRue County	PK, KG-12	3	1	1	1	Hodgenville	Larue County	0.593	39	14
14^th	Laurel County	PK, KG-12	11	2	5	1	London	Laurel County	0.776	13	1
106^th	Lawrence County	PK, KG-12	4	1	1	0	Louisa	Lawrence County	0.416	69	37
147^th	Lee County	PK, KG-12	1	0	1	0	Beattyville	Lee County	0.23	153	6
11^th	Leslie County	PK, KG-12	4	0	1	0	Hyden	Leslie County	0.807	20	9
121^st	Letcher County	PK, KG-12	5	2	2	0	Whitesburg	Letcher County	0.362	94	27
72^nd	Lewis County	PK, KG-12	4	1	2	0	Vanceburg	Lewis County	0.531	51	21
96^th	Lincoln County	PK, KG-12	5	1	2	0	Stanford	Lincoln County	0.437	101	5
70^th	Livingston County	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Smithland	Livingston County	0.539	84	14
52^nd	Logan County	PK, KG-12	5	0	2	0	Russellville	Logan County	0.596	59	7
76^th	Ludlow Independent	PK, KG-12	1	0	1	0	Ludlow	Kenton County	0.517	61	15
10^th	Lyon County	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Eddyville	Lyon County	0.809	18	8
23^rd	Madison County	PK, KG-12	11	5	6	0	Richmond	Madison County	0.713	24	1
117^th	Magoffin County	PK, KG-12	3	1	1	0	Salyersville	Magoffin County	0.371	147	30
63^rd	Marion County	PK, KG-12	4	1	1	2	Lebanon	Marion County	0.566	78	15
89^th	Marshall County	PK, KG-12	6	2	3	1	Benton	Marshall County	0.476	103	14
137^th	Martin County	PK, KG-12	3	1	1	0	Inez	Martin County	0.294	145	8
132^nd	Mason County	PK, KG-12	2	1	2	0	Maysville	Mason County	0.328	111	21
41^st	Mayfield Independent	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Mayfield	Graves County	0.639	55	14
20^th	McCracken County	PK, KG-12	7	3	1	2	Paducah	McCracken County	0.734	22	2
73^rd	McCreary County	PK, KG-12	3	1	1	0	Stearns	McCreary County	0.528	89	16
35^th	McLean County	PK, KG-12	3	1	2	0	Calhoun	McLean County	0.65	46	11
	Meade County	PK, KG-12	4	3	2	0	Brandenburg	Meade County			(n/a)
138^th	Menifee County	PK, KG-12	2	0	2	0	Frenchburg	Menifee County	0.292	152	14
88^th	Mercer County	PK, KG-12	2	1	3	0	Harrodsburg	Mercer County	0.483	100	12
144^th	Metcalfe County	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Edmonton	Metcalfe County	0.24	141	3
122^nd	Middlesboro Independent	PK, KG-12	1	1	3	0	Middlesboro	Bell County	0.356	137	15
36^th	Monroe County	PK, KG-12	3	1	1	0	Tompkinsville	Monroe County	0.649	34	2
82^nd	Montgomery County	PK, KG-12	4	1	3	0	Mount Sterling	Montgomery County	0.507	68	14
44^th	Morgan County	PK, KG-12	4	1	3	0	West Liberty	Morgan County	0.632	73	29
133^rd	Muhlenberg County	PK, KG-12	5	2	3	0	Powderly	Muhlenberg County	0.318	102	31
5^th	Murray Independent	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Murray	Calloway County	0.945	7	2
148^th	Nelson County	PK, KG-12	6	2	4	1	Bardstown	Nelson County	0.227	151	3
157^th	Newport Independent	PK, KG-12	2	0	2	1	Newport	Campbell County	0.123	160	3
119^th	Nicholas County	PK, KG-12	1	0	1	0	Carlisle	Nicholas County	0.365	131	12
40^th	Ohio County	PK, KG-12	6	1	3	0	Hartford	Ohio County	0.643	53	13
13^th	Oldham County	PK, KG-12	10	4	5	1	Buckner	Oldham County	0.78	12	1
146^th	Owen County	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Owenton	Owen County	0.231	149	3
104^th	Owensboro Independent	PK, KG-12	6	2	3	0	Owensboro	Daviess County	0.418	106	2
139^th	Owsley County	PK, KG-12	1	0	1	0	Booneville	Owsley County	0.285	128	11
94^th	Paducah Independent	PK, KG-12	4	1	1	1	Paducah	McCracken County	0.453	97	3
78^th	Paintsville Independent	PK, KG-12	1	0	1	0	Paintsville	Johnson County	0.515	88	10
156^th	Paris Independent	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Paris	Bourbon County	0.135	155	1
125^th	Pendleton County	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Falmouth	Pendleton County	0.347	108	17
58^th	Perry County	PK, KG-12	6	0	2	1	Hazard	Perry County	0.585	64	6
28^th	Pike County	PK, KG-12	11	1	7	1	Pikeville	Pike County	0.679	47	19
6^th	Pikeville Independent	PK, KG-12	1	0	1	0	Pikeville	Pike County	0.945	2	4
	Pineville Independent	PK, KG-12	0	0	0	1	Pineville	Bell County			(n/a)
154^th	Powell County	PK, KG-12	3	1	2	0	Stanton	Powell County	0.185	156	2
12^th	Pulaski County	PK, KG-12	9	2	3	0	Somerset	Pulaski County	0.782	16	4
84^th	Raceland-Worthington Independent	PK, KG-12	1	1	2	1	Raceland	Greenup County	0.504	27	57
	Robertson County	PK, KG-12	0	0	0	1	Mount Olivet	Robertson County			(n/a)
92^nd	Rockcastle County	PK, KG-12	3	1	2	0	Mount Vernon	Rockcastle County	0.463	124	32
95^th	Rowan County	PK, KG-12	5	2	3	0	Morehead	Rowan County	0.443	81	14
27^th	Russell County	PK, KG-12	3	1	1	0	Jamestown	Russell County	0.686	43	16
21^st	Russell Independent	PK, KG-12	2	1	2	0	Flatwoods	Greenup County	0.732	15	6
150^th	Russellville Independent	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Russellville	Logan County	0.218	142	8
22^nd	Science Hill Independent	PK, KG-8	1	0	0	0	Science Hill	Pulaski County	0.715	25	3
80^th	Scott County	PK, KG-12	10	3	4	0	Georgetown	Scott County	0.511	71	9
136^th	Shelby County	PK, KG-12	8	2	3	1	Shelbyville	Shelby County	0.3	133	3
99^th	Simpson County	PK, KG-12	3	1	2	0	Franklin	Simpson County	0.428	126	27
19^th	Somerset Independent	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Somerset	Pulaski County	0.736	9	10
50^th	Southgate Independent	PK, KG-8	1	0	0	0	Southgate	Campbell County	0.601	72	22
43^rd	Spencer County	PK, KG-12	3	1	1	1	Taylorsville	Spencer County	0.634	75	32
102^nd	Taylor County	PK, KG-12	2	1	3	0	Campbellsville	Taylor County	0.422	67	35
142^nd	Todd County	PK, KG-12	2	1	4	0	Elkton	Todd County	0.261	135	7
127^th	Trigg County	PK, KG-12	2	1	2	0	Cadiz	Trigg County	0.336	83	44
158^th	Trimble County	PK, KG-12	2	0	1	0	Bedford	Trimble County	0.123	146	12
151^st	Union County	PK, KG-12	4	1	3	0	Morganfield	Union County	0.197	139	12
9^th	Walton-Verona Independent	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Walton	Boone County	0.82	8	1
75^th	Warren County	PK, KG-12	16	4	9	1	Bowling Green	Warren County	0.518	74	1
69^th	Washington County	PK, KG-12	2	1	3	0	Springfield	Washington County	0.543	65	4
	Wayne County	PK, KG-12	3	1	4	0	Monticello	Wayne County			(n/a)
126^th	Webster County	PK, KG-12	4	1	1	0	Dixon	Webster County	0.338	104	22
17^th	Whitley County	PK, KG-12	7	1	3	0	Williamsburg	Whitley County	0.744	40	23
	Williamsburg Independent	PK, KG-12	0	0	0	1	Williamsburg	Whitley County			(n/a)
100^th	Williamstown Independent	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Williamstown	Grant County	0.425	92	8
60^th	Wolfe County	K-12	3	1	2	1	Campton	Wolfe County	0.582	85	25
29^th	Woodford County	PK, KG-12	4	1	2	0	Versailles	Woodford County	0.675	33	4

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