List of school districts in Kentucky

This is a list of school districts in Kentucky
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...

, which has two types of public school districts. The first type, county school districts, typically cover all or a large part of a county, and are generally styled "XXXX County (Public) Schools." The second type, "independent" districts, usually encompass cities or groups of cities. These have several different styles, but with one detail in common—"County" is nowhere to be found in the district name. All independent districts operate within a single county, with the following exceptions:

Caverna, which serves two adjoining cities on separate sides of the boundary between Barren
Barren County, Kentucky
As of the census of 2000, there were 38,033 people, 15,346 households, and 10,941 families residing in the county. The population density was . There were 17,095 housing units at an average density of...

and Hart
Hart County, Kentucky
Hart County is a county located in the U.S. state — or, more correctly, "Commonwealth" — of Kentucky. It was formed in 1819. , the population was 17,445. Its county seat is Munfordville. The county is named for Captain Nathaniel G. S. Hart, a Kentucky militia officer in the War of 1812...

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Corbin, which serves a single city
Corbin, Kentucky
- Economy :Originally formed by L&N Railroad, rail transport was the backbone of the local economy in the first half of the twentieth century. While the railroad continues to play an important role, the decline of the rail industry in the latter half of the twentieth century, as well as the loss...

divided between Whitley
Whitley County, Kentucky
Whitley County is a county located in the state of Kentucky. 2005 census projections list its population at 38,029 . The county seat is at Williamsburg, though the largest city is Corbin, and the county's District Court sits in both cities...

and Knox
Knox County, Kentucky
Knox County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of 2000, the population was 31,795. Its county seat is Barbourville. The county is named for General Henry Knox...

Counties.
There is some question as to whether the Fairview
Fairview Independent Schools (Kentucky)
Fairview Independent Schools is a public school district based in Boyd County, Kentucky, United States. The district serves the area within the census-designated place of Westwood. The district consists of two schools: Fairview High School and Fairview Elementary School...

or Russell district overlaps into another county. An official map of the Fairview district, located in Boyd County
Boyd County, Kentucky
Boyd County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It was formed in 1860. Its are found at the northeastern edge of the state the near the Ohio River and Big Sandy River, nestled in the verdant rolling hills of Appalachia. The county seat is Catlettsburg. Its largest municipality is...

, seems to indicate that it overlaps into a small area of Greenup County
Greenup County, Kentucky
Greenup County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It was formed in 1804. As of 2000, the population was 36,891. Its county seat is Greenup. The county is named in honor of Christopher Greenup....

. However, the official map of the adjacent Russell district in Greenup County includes the aforementioned overlap, plus a small area within Boyd County. To see maps of these and other independent school districts in Kentucky, see this page at the Kentucky Department of Revenue.

All county districts operate schools from kindergarten through 12th grade. Most independent districts also do so; however, a few do not operate high schools. Students in those districts attend high school in the district whose area overlaps with the independent district. If a district does not operate high schools, the district that its students will go to at that level will be noted below it.

The Department of Defense Education Activity

Department of Defense Education Activity

The Department of Defense Education Activity is a civilian agency of the United States Department of Defense that manages all schools for military children and teenagers, as well as foreign service children and teenagers, in the United States and also overseas at American military bases worldwide...

, through a subagency known as Domestic Dependent Elementary and Secondary Schools (DDESS), operates schools for military dependents at two major United States Army

United States Army

The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...

bases in Kentucky, Fort Campbell

Fort Campbell, Kentucky

Fort Campbell is a United States Army installation located astraddle the Kentucky-Tennessee border between Hopkinsville, Kentucky, and Clarksville, Tennessee...

and Fort Knox

Fort Knox

Fort Knox is a United States Army post in Kentucky south of Louisville and north of Elizabethtown. The base covers parts of Bullitt, Hardin, and Meade counties. It currently holds the Army Human Resources Center of Excellence to include the Army Human Resources Command, United States Army Cadet...

. DDESS has organized a Kentucky-specific district to administer the schools on those bases (although some of the Fort Campbell schools are physically located in Tennessee

Tennessee

Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...

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Adair County Schools
Allen County Schools
Anchorage Independent Schools, Anchorage
Anderson County Schools
Ashland Independent School District, Ashland
Augusta Independent Schools
Augusta Independent Schools
Augusta Independent Schools is a school district in Bracken County Kentucky, USA which was founded in 1887. This district's schools are among the smallest in the state with all grades PK-12 in one building.-External links:*...

, Augusta

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Badgett Regional Cooperative For Educational Enhancement
Ballard County Schools
Barbourville Independent Schools, Barbourville
Bardstown City Schools, Bardstown
Barren County Schools
Bath County Schools
Beechwood Independent School District (Fort Mitchell)
Bell County Schools
Bell County Schools
Bell County Schools is the school district for Bell County, Kentucky, United States.It is the largest of the three districts in the county. Its most notable achievements were the 1991 and 2008 state football championships, Class AAA and the cheerleading team going to State in 2008-2011.-Schools:*...
Bellevue Independent Schools
Berea Independent Schools
Big East Educational Cooperative, Ashland
Boone County Schools
Boone County Schools
The Boone County School district, which operates schools in most of Boone County, Kentucky in the Cincinnati metropolitan area, is the third-largest in the Commonwealth of Kentucky by student enrollment . As of 2007, the district serves over 17,500 students and employs 2,600 staff...
Bourbon County Schools
Bowling Green Independent Schools
Boyd County Public Schools
Boyd County Public Schools (Kentucky)
Boyd County Public Schools is a school district based in Boyd County, Kentucky. The district serves the area within the city limits of Catlettsburg and the rest of Boyd County, excluding the areas within the city of Ashland and the census-designated place of Westwood, each of which have their own...

, Ashland
Boyle County Schools
Boyle County Schools
Boyle County Schools is a school district located in Boyle County, Kentucky. The district is coterminous with the boundaries of the Boyle County except for the city of Danville, which has its own school district . The district is about in size...
Bracken County Schools
Breathitt County Schools
Breckinridge County Schools
Brooksville Independent-Graded School District
Brooksville Independent-Graded School District
The Brooksville Independent-Graded School District was a district in Brooksville, Kentucky. The District was founded in 1899, which covered what is roughly the City of Brooksville. This district continued two schools Brooksville Graded School and Brooksville High School. The district was eventually...

(1889–1946) (Bracken County) - Defunct
Bullitt County Public Schools
Bullitt County Public Schools
Bullitt County Public Schools is a school district serving students residing in Bullitt County, Kentucky. Cities served by district include Shepherdsville, Lebanon Junction, Mount Washington, West Point and some small sections of Bullitt County with a Louisville postal address...
Burgin Independent Schools
Butler County Schools

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Caldwell County Schools
Calloway County Schools
Campbell County Schools
Campbell County Schools
-Schools:* Campbell County High School* Campbell County Middle School* Campbell Ridge Elementary* Donald E. Cline Elementary* Grant's Lick Elementary* Crossroads Elementary* John W. Reiley Elementary* Campbell County Central/Day Treatment-External links:...

, Alexandria
Campbellsville Independent Schools
Carlisle County Schools
Carroll County Public Schools
Carroll County Public Schools (Kentucky)
Carroll County Public Schools is a school district located in Carrollton, Kentucky that serves all students residing in Carroll County, Kentucky.-Additional programs:*Carroll County Alternative Learning Center*Carroll County Area Technology Center...
Carter County Schools
Carter County Schools (Kentucky)
Carter County Schools is a school district based in Carter County, Kentucky. The district includes the cites of Grayson and Olive Hill.-High schools:...
Casey County Schools
Caveland Educational Support Center
Caverna Independent Schools (Cave City/Horse Cave)
Central City Independent Schools (-1988) (Muhlenberg County) - Defunct
Central Kentucky Education Cooperative
Central Kentucky Special Education Cooperative
Christian County Public Schools
Clark County Schools
Clay County Schools
Clinton County Schools, Albany
Cloverport Independent Schools
Cloverport Independent Schools
Cloverport Independent Schools is a school district serving Cloverport, Kentucky and surrounding areas of far western Breckinridge County. The superintendent is Dr. John Millay. This district is one of the few remaining Independent districts in Kentucky that has not consolidated. The school...
Corbin Independent School District
Covington Independent Public Schools
Crittenden County Schools
Crittenden County Schools
Crittenden County Public Schools is a school district serving Crittenden County, Kentucky. Communities served by the school district include Marion, Crayne, Dycusburg, Tolu and surrounding areas. The school sports teams are called "Rockets". All Crittenden County Schools are located in Marion....
Cumberland County Schools

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Danville Independent Schools
Daviess County Public Schools
Daviess County Public Schools
Daviess County Public Schools is a school district that manages the public schools inDaviess County, Kentucky, USA; However within the city limits Owensboro Public Schools is an independent district from the county schools.-Apollo High School:...
Dawson Springs Independent Schools
Dayton Independent Schools

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East Bernstadt Independent School
Edmonson County Schools
Elizabethtown Independent Schools
Elliott County Schools
Eminence Independent Schools
Eminence Independent Schools
Eminence Independent Schools is one of two school districts in Henry County, Kentucky and is divided into three schools, Eminence Elementary, Eminence Middle, and Eminence High. All three schools are located on the same campus and share some of the same facilities, like a gym, cafeteria, computer...
Erlanger-Elsmere Schools
Estill County Schools

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Fairview Independent Schools
Fairview Independent Schools (Kentucky)
Fairview Independent Schools is a public school district based in Boyd County, Kentucky, United States. The district serves the area within the census-designated place of Westwood. The district consists of two schools: Fairview High School and Fairview Elementary School...

, Ashland
Fayette County Public Schools
Fayette County Public Schools (Kentucky)
Fayette County Public Schools is a school district based in Lexington, Kentucky, United States.The district serves all of Fayette County, which is coextensive with the city of Lexington.-Board of Education:...
Fleming County Schools
Floyd County Schools
Fort Thomas Independent Schools
Frankfort Independent Schools
Franklin County Public Schools
Fulton County Schools (Kentucky)
Fulton Independent Schools (Kentucky)

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Gallatin County Schools
Garrard County Schools
Glasgow Independent Schools
Grant County Schools
Graves County Schools
Grayson County Schools
Green County Schools
Green River Regional Educational Cooperative
Greenup County Schools

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Hancock County Schools
Hardin County Schools
Harlan County Public Schools
Harlan Independent Schools
Harrison County Schools
Harrodsburg Independent Schools (-2006) (Mercer County) - Defunct
Hart County Schools
Hazard Independent Schools
Henderson County Schools
Henry County Schools
Hickman County Schools
Hopkins County Schools

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Jackson County Public Schools
Jackson Independent School District
Jackson City School
Jackson City School is a school serving grades pre-k through 12. It is located in the hills of Eastern Kentucky, in Jackson, Kentucky -- the county seat for Breathitt County. The current superintendent is Tim Spencer, and the principal is Jim Yount. The school Mascot is the Tiger and Lady Tiger...
Jefferson County Public Schools
Jefferson County Public Schools (Kentucky)
Jefferson County Public Schools is a public school district located in Jefferson County, Kentucky and operating all but one of the public schools in the county...
Jenkins Independent Schools
Jessamine County Schools
Johnson County School District
Johnson County School District (Kentucky)
The Johnson County School District is a public school district located in Johnson County, Kentucky. The district operates nine schools and has an total enrollment of 3,701...

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Kenton County School District
Kenton County School District
The Kenton County School District is charged with educating the young people in a large portion of Kenton County, Kentucky. The district's boundaries are all of Kenton County with exceptions of those cities who have Independent School Districts...
Kentucky District, DDESS
Kentucky Educational Development Corporation, Ashland
Knott County Schools
Knox County Public Schools, Barbourville

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LaRue County Schools
Laurel County Public Schools
Lawrence County Schools
Lee County School District
Leslie County Schools
Letcher County Public Schools
Lewis County Schools
Lincoln County Schools
Lincoln County Schools (Kentucky)
-Lincoln County Middle School:Lincoln County Middle School is a middle school in Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA. It opened in January 1994 as the first middle school in the county and is located near Lincoln County High School. It has an enrollment of 600–700 students and some fifty teachers. -...
Livingston County Schools
Logan County Schools
Louisville Public Schools
Louisville Public Schools, Kentucky
Louisville Public Schools is a defunct school district of Louisville, Kentucky. It was dissolved by the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in 1974 in order to begin the busing of students in an attempt towards desegregation and its schools became a part of Jefferson County Public Schools.-External...

(1829–1974) (Jefferson County) - Defunct
Ludlow Independent Schools
Lyon County Schools

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Madison County Schools
Madison County Schools (Kentucky)
-External links:*...
Magoffin County Schools
Marion County Schools
Marshall County Schools
Martin County Schools
Martin County School System
The Martin County School System in a United States school district located in Martin County, Kentucky. The superintendent is Mark Blackburn.-Elementary schools:*Eden Elementary School...
Mason County Schools
Mayfield Independent Schools
Maysville Independent Schools (1876-1990) (Mason County) - Defunct
McCracken County Public Schools
McCracken County Public Schools
McCracken County Public Schools is a school district headquartered in Hendron, unincorporated McCracken County Kentucky.The district serves all of McCracken County except for most of the area within the city limits of Paducah, which is served by its own school district...
McCreary County Schools
McLean County Schools
Meade County Schools
Menifee County Schools
Mercer County Schools
Metcalfe County Schools
Middlesboro Independent Schools
Monroe County School District
Montgomery County Schools
Monticello Independent School
Morgan County Schools
Muhlenberg County Schools
Murray Independent Schools
Murray Independent School District
Murray High School enrolls students in grades nine through twelve. Because of its small enrollment, the school is able to individualize instruction in a way not possible in larger schools....

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Nelson County School District, Bardstown
Newport Independent Schools
Newport Independent Schools
The Newport Independent School District is located in Newport, Kentucky....
Nicholas County Schools

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Ohio County Schools
Oldham County Schools
Oldham County Schools
-Elementary schools:*Buckner Elementary School*Camden Station Elementary School*Centerfield Elementary School*Crestwood Elementary School*Goshen Elementary School*Harmony Elementary*Kenwood Station Elementary School*LaGrange Elementary School...
Owen County Schools
Owensboro Public Schools
Owensboro Public Schools
Owensboro Public Schools is a school district that manages the public schools inOwensboro, Kentucky, USA. This school system is independent of the county school system, Daviess County Public Schools.-Owensboro High School:...
Owsley County Schools

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Paducah Public Schools
Paducah Public Schools
Paducah Public Schools is a school district located in Paducah, Kentucky. The district serves most, but not all, of the city of Paducah; significant areas within the city limits lie in the surrounding McCracken County school district....
Paintsville Independent School District
Paintsville Independent School District
The Paintsville Independent School District is a public school district based in Paintsville, Kentucky. The district serves the city of Paintsville.-Board of Education:...
Paris Independent Schools
Pendleton County Schools
Perry County Schools
Pike County Schools
Pike County Schools (Kentucky)
Pike County Schools is a public school district located in Pike County, Kentucky. The district has 10,457 students attending 25 schools, making it the eighth largest school district in Kentucky.-Board of education:...
Pikeville Independent Schools
Pineville Independent Schools
Powell County Schools
Providence Independent Schools (-2007) (Webster County) - Defunct
Pulaski County Schools

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Raceland-Worthington Independent Schools
Richmond Independent Schools (-1987) (Madison County) - Defunct
Robertson County Schools
Rockcastle County Schools
Rowan County Schools
Russell County Schools
Russell Independent Schools (Russell, Flatwoods, and Bellefonte)
Russellville Independent Schools

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Science Hill Independent Schools
Scott County Schools
Shelby County Public Schools
Shelby County Public Schools
Shelby County Public Schools is a school district based in Shelbyville, Kentucky, United States. which serves Shelby County, Kentucky. The superintendent is James Neihof.-Schools:The district operates the following schools:*Elementary Schools...
Silver Grove Independent Schools
Silver Grove Independent Schools
Silver Grove Independent Schools is a school district located in Silver Grove which is in Campbell County, Kentucky. The area served by the school district includes the town of Silver Grove and environs. This school has grades PK-12 in one building...
Simpson County Schools
Somerset Independent Schools
Southgate Independent Schools
Spencer County Schools

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Taylor County Schools
Todd County Schools
Trigg County Public Schools
Trigg County Public Schools
Trigg County Public Schools is a school district serving Trigg County, Kentucky. Communities served by the school district include Cadiz, Canton, Cerulean, Wallonia and surrounding areas....
Trimble County Schools

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Walton-Verona Independent Schools
Walton-Verona Independent Schools
Walton-Verona Independent Schools are located in Walton, Kentucky....
Warren County Public Schools
Washington County Schools
Wayne County Schools
Webster County Schools
West Point School
Whitley County School District
Williamsburg Independent Schools
Williamstown Independent Schools
Wolfe County Schools
Woodford County Schools

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