Schools in major Kentucky cities

Browse major city hubs backed by the current America EDU school database. City counts reflect directory records whose listed city matches the hub.

A cross-section of profiles with useful directory data. This is not a ranking.

Browse Kentucky schools by level

Elementary

600 school profiles

Middle

494 school profiles

High

464 school profiles

K-12

162 school profiles

Other

55 school profiles

Pre-K

45 school profiles

Browse Kentucky schools by type

Public

1,550 school profiles

Private

270 school profiles

About K-12 education in Kentucky

America EDU currently indexes 1,820 K-12 school profiles in Kentucky across 365 listed cities. The directory currently includes about 1,550 public or charter records and 270 private-school records. Counts come from the school records currently loaded into the America EDU database and can change as federal datasets are refreshed.

Use city, level, and school-type information as a starting point. District boundaries, attendance zones, admissions policies, and program availability can differ from municipal boundaries and may change over time, so confirm current details with the school or district.

Major districts represented in the directory

Jefferson County

172 directory records

Fayette County

80 directory records

Kentucky Tech System

53 directory records

Warren County

34 directory records

Boone County

28 directory records

Hardin County

27 directory records

Bullitt County

25 directory records

Daviess County

24 directory records

Shown by number of school records in the current directory, not as a quality ranking.

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Kentucky schools FAQ

How many school profiles does America EDU list in Kentucky?

The current database contains 1,820 profiles for Kentucky. Counts can change when source data is refreshed.

Does a city page show every school that serves that city?

No. It groups records whose directory address lists that city. School district and attendance-zone boundaries do not necessarily match city limits.

Are Featured Schools rankings?

No. Featured profiles are selected to make useful school records easier to discover. America EDU does not present this section as a ranking.

Where does the school data come from?

Profiles are built primarily from federal education datasets, including NCES school-directory sources. Individual profiles show source and data-year information when available.