Best School Districts in Kentucky

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Rank (of 157)	District	Grades	# Elementary Schools	# Middle Schools	# High Schools	# Alt. Schools	City	County	Rank score (2025)	Rank (2024)	Rank change from 2024
91^st	Adair County	PK, KG-12	2	1	2	0	Columbia	Adair County	0.464	103	12
	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	0.998	1
54^th	Anderson County	PK, KG-12	4	1	1	0	Lawrenceburg	Anderson County	0.584	46	8
76^th	Ashland Independent	PK, KG-12	5	1	2	0	Ashland	Boyd County	0.519	81	5
	Augusta Independent	PK, KG-12	0	0	0	1	Augusta	Bracken County			(n/a)
22^nd	Ballard County	PK, KG-12	1	1	2	0	Barlow	Ballard County	0.727	26	4
	Barbourville Independent	PK, KG-12	0	0	1	1	Barbourville	Knox County			(n/a)
62^nd	Bardstown Independent	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	1	Bardstown	Nelson County	0.558	45	17
67^th	Barren County	PK, KG-12	7	1	2	1	Glasgow	Barren County	0.548	67
99^th	Bath County	PK, KG-12	2	1	2	0	Owingsville	Bath County	0.427	97	2
2^nd	Beechwood Independent	PK, KG-12	1	0	1	1	Fort Mitchell	Kenton County	0.958	2
35^th	Bell County	PK, KG-12	6	0	1	0	Pineville	Bell County	0.644	39	4
146^th	Bellevue Independent	PK, KG-12	1	0	1	0	Bellevue	Campbell County	0.21	152	6
70^th	Berea Independent	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Berea	Madison County	0.539	65	5
40^th	Boone County	PK, KG-12	15	6	7	0	Florence	Boone County	0.636	31	9
122^nd	Bourbon County	PK, KG-12	3	1	1	0	Paris	Bourbon County	0.333	129	7
85^th	Bowling Green Independent	PK, KG-12	5	1	3	1	Bowling Green	Warren County	0.502	85
90^th	Boyd County	PK, KG-12	4	1	3	0	Ashland	Boyd County	0.469	91	1
6^th	Boyle County	PK, KG-12	3	1	2	0	Danville	Boyle County	0.933	4	2
102^nd	Bracken County	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Brooksville	Bracken County	0.416	83	19
109^th	Breathitt County	PK, KG-12	3	0	3	0	Jackson	Breathitt County	0.38	113	4
106^th	Breckinridge County	PK, KG-12	4	1	1	0	Hardinsburg	Breckinridge County	0.396	93	13
124^th	Bullitt County	PK, KG-12	13	6	5	1	Shepherdsville	Bullitt County	0.33	112	12
	Burgin Independent	PK, KG-12	0	0	0	1	Burgin	Mercer County			(n/a)
107^th	Butler County	PK, KG-12	2	1	2	0	Morgantown	Butler County	0.389	101	6
44^th	Caldwell County	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Princeton	Caldwell County	0.614	47	3
29^th	Calloway County	PK, KG-12	3	1	3	0	Murray	Calloway County	0.675	30	1
19^th	Campbell County	PK, KG-12	5	1	2	0	Alexandria	Campbell County	0.754	49	30
103^rd	Campbellsville Independent	PK, KG-12	1	1	2	0	Campbellsville	Taylor County	0.404	115	12
60^th	Carlisle County	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Bardwell	Carlisle County	0.561	55	5
157^th	Carroll County	PK, KG-12	2	1	2	0	Carrollton	Carroll County	0.073	155	2
83^rd	Carter County	PK, KG-12	6	2	3	1	Grayson	Carter County	0.507	59	24
104^th	Casey County	PK, KG-12	3	1	1	0	Liberty	Casey County	0.397	74	30
153^rd	Caverna Independent	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Cave City	Barren County	0.144	159	6
110^th	Christian County	PK, KG-12	7	2	5	3	Hopkinsville	Christian County	0.374	110
127^th	Clark County	PK, KG-12	4	2	2	1	Winchester	Clark County	0.32	128	1
28^th	Clay County	PK, KG-12	7	1	1	1	Manchester	Clay County	0.683	32	4
119^th	Clinton County	PK, KG-12	2	1	2	0	Albany	Clinton County	0.336	118	1
	Cloverport Independent	PK, KG-12	0	0	0	2	Cloverport	Breckinridge County			(n/a)
	Corbin Independent	PK, KG-12	3	1	2	2	Corbin	Whitley County			(n/a)
130^th	Covington Independent	PK, KG-12	5	1	3	1	Covington	Kenton County	0.314	131	1
61^st	Crittenden County	PK, KG-12	1	1	2	0	Marion	Crittenden County	0.56	64	3
78^th	Cumberland County	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Burkesville	Cumberland County	0.517	68	10
117^th	Danville Independent	PK, KG-12	2	1	2	1	Danville	Boyle County	0.344	114	3
39^th	Daviess County	PK, KG-12	13	3	7	0	Owensboro	Daviess County	0.636	61	22
75^th	Dawson Springs Independent	PK, KG-12	1	0	1	1	Dawson Springs	Hopkins County	0.522	71	4
131^st	Dayton Independent	PK, KG-12	1	0	1	1	Dayton	Campbell County	0.314	135	4
8^th	East Bernstadt Independent	PK, KG-8	1	0	0	0	East Bernstadt	Laurel County	0.875	7	1
25^th	Edmonson County	PK, KG-12	2	2	1	0	Brownsville	Edmonson County	0.703	16	9
47^th	Elizabethtown Independent	PK, KG-12	3	1	2	1	Elizabethtown	Hardin County	0.607	62	15
144^th	Elliott County	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Sandy Hook	Elliott County	0.221	140	4
121^st	Eminence Independent	PK, KG-12	1	0	1	0	Eminence	Henry County	0.335	107	14
138^th	Erlanger-Elsmere Independent	PK, KG-12	4	1	2	0	Erlanger	Kenton County	0.272	145	7
133^rd	Estill County	PK, KG-12	2	1	2	0	Irvine	Estill County	0.296	109	24
152^nd	Fairview Independent	PK, KG-12	1	0	1	0	Ashland	Boyd County	0.16	105	47
74^th	Fayette County	PK, KG-12	41	12	21	0	Lexington	Fayette County	0.523	77	3
120^th	Fleming County	PK, KG-12	3	1	1	0	Flemingsburg	Fleming County	0.335	123	3
114^th	Floyd County	PK, KG-12	8	1	4	1	Eastern	Floyd County	0.355	111	3
3^rd	Fort Thomas Independent	PK, KG-12	3	1	1	0	Fort Thomas	Campbell County	0.956	3
115^th	Frankfort Independent	PK, KG-12	1	0	2	0	Frankfort	Franklin County	0.352	98	17
93^rd	Franklin County	PK, KG-12	7	2	6	0	Frankfort	Franklin County	0.462	120	27
118^th	Fulton County	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Hickman	Fulton County	0.338	134	16
	Fulton Independent	PK, KG-12	0	0	0	1	Fulton	Fulton County			(n/a)
141^st	Gallatin County	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Warsaw	Gallatin County	0.249	153	12
43^rd	Garrard County	PK, KG-12	3	1	1	0	Lancaster	Russell County	0.62	66	23
92^nd	Glasgow Independent	PK, KG-12	2	1	3	0	Glasgow	Barren County	0.464	87	5
139^th	Grant County	PK, KG-12	4	1	1	0	Williamstown	Grant County	0.266	143	4
11^th	Graves County	PK, KG-12	6	1	3	0	Mayfield	Graves County	0.837	8	3
56^th	Grayson County	PK, KG-12	4	1	3	0	Leitchfield	Grayson County	0.58	38	18
87^th	Green County	PK, KG-12	2	1	2	0	Greensburg	Green County	0.483	37	50
134^th	Greenup County	PK, KG-12	4	2	1	0	Greenup	Greenup County	0.289	130	4
55^th	Hancock County	PK, KG-12	2	1	2	0	Hawesville	Hancock County	0.583	54	1
80^th	Hardin County	PK, KG-12	13	5	5	4	Elizabethtown	Hardin County	0.513	90	10
52^nd	Harlan County	PK, KG-12	8	0	1	0	Harlan	Harlan County	0.593	25	27
21^st	Harlan Independent	PK, KG-12	1	0	1	0	Harlan	Harlan County	0.728	24	3
129^th	Harrison County	PK, KG-12	4	1	2	0	Cynthiana	Harrison County	0.315	124	5
100^th	Hart County	PK, KG-12	5	0	1	0	Munfordville	Hart County	0.425	116	16
31^st	Hazard Independent	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Hazard	Perry County	0.669	48	17
41^st	Henderson County	PK, KG-12	8	2	2	0	Henderson	Henderson County	0.632	33	8
108^th	Henry County	PK, KG-12	3	1	1	0	New Castle	Henry County	0.381	108
66^th	Hickman County	PK, KG-12	1	0	1	0	Clinton	Hickman County	0.552	18	48
71^st	Hopkins County	PK, KG-12	7	3	4	1	Madisonville	Hopkins County	0.531	51	20
46^th	Jackson County	PK, KG-12	3	2	3	0	Mc Kee	Jackson County	0.611	34	12
	Jackson Independent	PK, KG-12	0	0	0	1	Jackson	Breathitt County			(n/a)
140^th	Jefferson County	PK, KG-12	92	24	35	12	Louisville	Jefferson County	0.25	141	1
	Jenkins Independent	PK, KG-12	0	0	0	1	Jenkins	Letcher County			(n/a)
51^st	Jessamine County	PK, KG-12	7	2	5	0	Nicholasville	Jessamine County	0.595	86	35
30^th	Johnson County	PK, KG-12	5	1	1	1	Paintsville	Johnson County	0.674	56	26
20^th	Kenton County	PK, KG-12	11	3	5	0	Ft Wright	Kenton County	0.734	15	5
	Kentucky National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Academies	9-12	0	0	2	0	Eminence	Henry County			(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	53	0	Frankfort	Woodford County			(n/a)
63^rd	Knott County	PK, KG-12	5	0	1	1	Hindman	Knott County	0.556	79	16
42^nd	Knox County	PK, KG-12	7	1	5	1	Barbourville	Knox County	0.624	57	15
69^th	LaRue County	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	1	Hodgenville	Larue County	0.546	53	16
9^th	Laurel County	PK, KG-12	11	2	5	1	London	Laurel County	0.869	14	5
97^th	Lawrence County	PK, KG-12	4	1	1	0	Louisa	Lawrence County	0.438	106	9
148^th	Lee County	PK, KG-12	1	0	1	0	Beattyville	Lee County	0.192	147	1
14^th	Leslie County	PK, KG-12	4	0	1	0	Hyden	Leslie County	0.784	11	3
95^th	Letcher County	PK, KG-12	5	2	2	0	Whitesburg	Letcher County	0.447	121	26
81^st	Lewis County	PK, KG-12	4	1	2	0	Vanceburg	Lewis County	0.511	72	9
88^th	Lincoln County	PK, KG-12	5	1	1	0	Stanford	Lincoln County	0.476	96	8
77^th	Livingston County	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Smithland	Livingston County	0.519	70	7
59^th	Logan County	PK, KG-12	5	0	2	0	Russellville	Logan County	0.568	52	7
101^st	Ludlow Independent	PK, KG-12	1	0	1	0	Ludlow	Kenton County	0.422	76	25
18^th	Lyon County	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Eddyville	Lyon County	0.756	10	8
27^th	Madison County	PK, KG-12	11	5	6	0	Richmond	Madison County	0.697	23	4
123^rd	Magoffin County	PK, KG-12	3	1	1	0	Salyersville	Magoffin County	0.332	117	6
32^nd	Marion County	PK, KG-12	4	2	1	1	Lebanon	Marion County	0.66	63	31
84^th	Marshall County	PK, KG-12	6	2	3	1	Benton	Marshall County	0.506	89	5
111^th	Martin County	PK, KG-12	3	1	1	0	Inez	Martin County	0.371	137	26
143^rd	Mason County	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Maysville	Mason County	0.234	132	11
68^th	Mayfield Independent	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Mayfield	Graves County	0.548	41	27
15^th	McCracken County	PK, KG-12	7	3	1	2	Paducah	McCracken County	0.78	20	5
79^th	McCreary County	PK, KG-12	3	1	1	0	Stearns	McCreary County	0.515	73	6
72^nd	McLean County	PK, KG-12	3	1	2	0	Calhoun	McLean County	0.53	35	37
	Meade County	PK, KG-12	4	3	2	0	Brandenburg	Meade County			(n/a)
150^th	Menifee County	PK, KG-12	1	0	2	0	Frenchburg	Menifee County	0.18	138	12
89^th	Mercer County	PK, KG-12	2	1	3	0	Harrodsburg	Mercer County	0.476	88	1
137^th	Metcalfe County	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Edmonton	Metcalfe County	0.277	144	7
86^th	Middlesboro Independent	PK, KG-12	1	1	3	0	Middlesboro	Bell County	0.492	122	36
34^th	Monroe County	PK, KG-12	3	1	2	0	Tompkinsville	Monroe County	0.658	36	2
57^th	Montgomery County	PK, KG-12	4	1	3	0	Mount Sterling	Montgomery County	0.574	82	25
53^rd	Morgan County	PK, KG-12	4	1	3	0	West Liberty	Morgan County	0.586	44	9
126^th	Muhlenberg County	PK, KG-12	5	1	3	0	Powderly	Muhlenberg County	0.326	133	7
5^th	Murray Independent	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Murray	Calloway County	0.939	5
135^th	Nelson County	PK, KG-12	5	2	4	1	Bardstown	Nelson County	0.283	148	13
154^th	Newport Independent	PK, KG-12	2	0	2	1	Newport	Campbell County	0.097	157	3
142^nd	Nicholas County	PK, KG-12	1	0	1	0	Carlisle	Nicholas County	0.241	119	23
38^th	Ohio County	PK, KG-12	6	1	3	0	Hartford	Ohio County	0.637	40	2
10^th	Oldham County	PK, KG-12	9	4	6	1	Buckner	Oldham County	0.868	13	3
147^th	Owen County	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Owenton	Owen County	0.195	146	1
96^th	Owensboro Independent	PK, KG-12	5	2	3	0	Owensboro	Daviess County	0.447	104	8
136^th	Owsley County	PK, KG-12	1	0	1	0	Booneville	Owsley County	0.278	139	3
98^th	Paducah Independent	PK, KG-12	3	1	1	1	Paducah	McCracken County	0.428	94	4
49^th	Paintsville Independent	PK, KG-12	1	0	1	0	Paintsville	Johnson County	0.605	78	29
155^th	Paris Independent	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Paris	Bourbon County	0.093	156	1
128^th	Pendleton County	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Falmouth	Pendleton County	0.317	125	3
37^th	Perry County	PK, KG-12	6	0	2	1	Hazard	Perry County	0.638	58	21
26^th	Pike County	PK, KG-12	11	1	8	0	Pikeville	Pike County	0.7	28	2
4^th	Pikeville Independent	PK, KG-12	1	0	1	0	Pikeville	Pike County	0.941	6	2
	Pineville Independent	PK, KG-12	0	0	0	1	Pineville	Bell County			(n/a)
145^th	Powell County	PK, KG-12	3	1	2	0	Stanton	Powell County	0.21	154	9
12^th	Pulaski County	PK, KG-12	9	2	3	0	Somerset	Pulaski County	0.823	12
65^th	Raceland-Worthington Independent	PK, KG-12	1	1	2	1	Raceland	Greenup County	0.553	84	19
	Robertson County	PK, KG-12	0	0	0	1	Mount Olivet	Robertson County			(n/a)
58^th	Rockcastle County	PK, KG-12	3	1	2	0	Mount Vernon	Rockcastle County	0.569	92	34
105^th	Rowan County	PK, KG-12	4	1	4	1	Morehead	Rowan County	0.396	95	10
36^th	Russell County	PK, KG-12	3	1	1	0	Jamestown	Russell County	0.641	27	9
33^rd	Russell Independent	PK, KG-12	2	1	2	0	Flatwoods	Greenup County	0.659	21	12
151^st	Russellville Independent	K-12	1	1	1	1	Russellville	Logan County	0.173	150	1
13^th	Science Hill Independent	PK, KG-8	1	0	0	0	Science Hill	Pulaski County	0.807	22	9
73^rd	Scott County	PK, KG-12	9	3	4	0	Georgetown	Scott County	0.525	80	7
125^th	Shelby County	PK, KG-12	7	2	4	1	Shelbyville	Shelby County	0.327	136	11
113^th	Simpson County	PK, KG-12	3	1	2	0	Franklin	Simpson County	0.362	99	14
16^th	Somerset Independent	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Somerset	Pulaski County	0.777	19	3
23^rd	Southgate Independent	PK, KG-8	1	0	0	0	Southgate	Campbell County	0.724	50	27
45^th	Spencer County	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	1	Taylorsville	Spencer County	0.613	43	2
50^th	Taylor County	PK, KG-12	2	1	3	0	Campbellsville	Taylor County	0.604	102	52
94^th	Todd County	PK, KG-12	2	1	4	0	Elkton	Todd County	0.458	142	48
112^th	Trigg County	PK, KG-12	2	1	3	0	Cadiz	Trigg County	0.367	127	15
156^th	Trimble County	PK, KG-12	2	0	1	0	Bedford	Trimble County	0.091	158	2
149^th	Union County	PK, KG-12	3	1	3	0	Morganfield	Union County	0.181	151	2
7^th	Walton-Verona Independent	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Walton	Boone County	0.927	9	2
64^th	Warren County	PK, KG-12	16	4	9	1	Bowling Green	Warren County	0.555	75	11
82^nd	Washington County	PK, KG-12	2	1	3	0	Springfield	Washington County	0.51	69	13
	Wayne County	PK, KG-12	3	1	4	0	Monticello	Wayne County			(n/a)
116^th	Webster County	PK, KG-12	4	1	1	0	Dixon	Webster County	0.351	126	10
17^th	Whitley County	PK, KG-12	7	1	3	0	Williamsburg	Whitley County	0.768	17
	Williamsburg Independent	PK, KG-12	0	0	0	1	Williamsburg	Whitley County			(n/a)
132^nd	Williamstown Independent	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Williamstown	Grant County	0.302	100	32
48^th	Wolfe County	K-12	3	1	2	1	Campton	Wolfe County	0.607	60	12
24^th	Woodford County	PK, KG-12	4	1	3	0	Versailles	Woodford County	0.706	29	5

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