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2024–25 school spending dataNewOct 15, 2026

2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesNewOct 15, 2026

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Top 10 Elementary Schools in Kentucky

Rank	School	City
1^st	Burning Springs Elementary	Manchester
2^nd	Norton Elementary	Louisville
3^rd	Paces Creek Elementary	Manchester
4^th	Scapa At Bluegrass	Lexington
5^th	Sublimity Elementary School	London
6^th	Farmington Elementary School	Mayfield
7^th	Cold Hill Elementary School	London
8^th	Millard School	Pikeville
9^th	Clays Mill Elementary School	Lexington
10^th	Johnson Elementary School	Fort Thomas

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Top 10 Middle Schools in Kentucky

Rank	School	City
1^st	Anchorage Independent Public School	Anchorage
2^nd	Scapa At Bluegrass	Lexington
3^rd	Beechwood High School	Fort Mitchell
4^th	J. Graham Brown School	Louisville
5^th	Millard School	Pikeville
6^th	Murray Middle School	Murray
7^th	Cawood Elementary School	Cawood
8^th	Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School	Lexington
9^th	Bavel	Glasgow
10^th	Corbin Middle School	Corbin

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Top 10 High Schools in Kentucky

Rank	School	City
1^st	Pikeville High School	Pikeville
2^nd	duPont Manual High	Louisville
3^rd	Highlands High School	Fort Thomas
4^th	North Oldham High School	Goshen
5^th	Corbin High School	Corbin
6^th	South Oldham High School	Crestwood
7^th	Oldham County High School	La Grange
8^th	Lafayette High School	Lexington
9^th	Atherton High	Louisville
10^th	Madison Southern High School	Berea

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District Name	Number of Schools	KY Kentucky District Rank	City	County
Jefferson County	174	135^th	Louisville	Jefferson County
Fayette County	82	65^th	Lexington	Fayette County
Kentucky Technical System	50		Frankfort	Franklin County
Warren County	35	57^th	Bowling Green	Warren County
Boone County	28	51^st	Florence	Boone County
Hardin County	27	90^th	Elizabethtown	Hardin County
Kenton County	25	21^st	Ft Wright	Kenton County
Bullitt County	25	119^th	Shepherdsville	Bullitt County
Daviess County	24	31^st	Owensboro	Daviess County
Madison County	24	29^th	Richmond	Madison County

District Name	Number of Schools	KY Kentucky District Rank	City	County
Fort Thomas Independent	5	1^st	Fort Thomas	Campbell County
Anchorage Independent	1	2^nd	Anchorage	Jefferson County
Murray Independent	4	3^rd	Murray	Calloway County
Beechwood Independent	3	4^th	Fort Mitchell	Kenton County
Pikeville Independent	2	5^th	Pikeville	Pike County
Whitley County	11	6^th	Williamsburg	Whitley County
Boyle County	7	7^th	Danville	Boyle County
Corbin Independent	9	8^th	Corbin	Whitley County
Graves County	10	9^th	Mayfield	Graves County
Lyon County	5	10^th	Eddyville	Lyon County

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Cities in Kentucky

Largest Kentucky Cities
Top 10 KY Kentucky Cities

City	Number of Schools	KY Kentucky City Rank
Louisville	254	272^nd
Lexington	117	164^th
Bowling Green	52	156^th
Owensboro	42	146^th
Ashland	26	211^th
Covington	25	186^th
Hopkinsville	25	249^th
Paducah	23	119^th
Frankfort	23	204^th
Elizabethtown	22	129^th

City	Number of Schools	KY Kentucky City Rank
Anchorage	2	1^st
Spottsville	1	2^nd
Perryville	1	3^rd
Fort Thomas	8	4^th
Sweeden	1	5^th
Wooton	1	6^th
Goshen	4	7^th
Burnside	1	8^th
Keavy	1	9^th
Hagerhill	2	10^th

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