List of school districts in Kentucky

This is a list of school districts in Kentucky, 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:[1]

All county districts operate schools from kindergarten through 12th grade. Most independent districts also do so; however, four do not operate high schools. These districts have agreements in place with one or more nearby school districts to allow their students to attend high schools in the other district(s). If a district does not operate high schools, the district(s) that its students will go to at that level will be noted below it.

The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) operates schools for military dependents at two major United States Army bases in Kentucky, Fort Campbell and Fort Knox. DoDEA 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).

Multi-County edit

  • Central Kentucky Education Cooperative
  • Green River Regional Educational Cooperative
  • KEDC Special Education Cooperative
  • Kentucky District, DoDEA Americas
  • Kentucky Educational Development Corporation
  • Kentucky Tech Schools (16 schools)

Barren County edit

Bell County edit

Boone County edit

Bourbon County edit

Boyd County edit

Boyle County edit

Bracken County edit

Breathitt County edit

Breckinridge County edit

Calloway County edit

Campbell County edit

Daviess County edit

Franklin County edit

Fulton County edit

Grant County edit

Graves County edit

Greenup County edit

Hardin County edit

Harlan County edit

Hart County edit

Henry County edit

Hopkins County edit

Jefferson County edit

Johnson County edit

Kenton County edit

Knox County edit

Laurel County edit

Letcher County edit

Logan County edit

Madison County edit

McCracken County edit

Mercer County edit

Nelson County edit

Perry County edit

Pike County edit

Pulaski County edit

Taylor County edit

Warren County edit

Whitley County edit

Single-District Counties edit

Footnotes edit

  1. ^ While a tiny part of Shelby County is served by the Eminence district, otherwise in Henry County, said area is so small that Shelby County for all practical purposes has a single district.

References edit

  1. ^ "Appendix B: Maps Of Independent School Districts In Operation In FY 2014-FY 2015 Using 2005 Tax District Boundaries" (PDF). Research Report No. 415 – Kentucky's Independent School Districts: A Primer. Frankfort, KY: Office of Education Accountability, Legislative Research Commission. September 15, 2015. pp. 83–138. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d "Chapter 3, Exchange of Nonresident Students with Other Districts: Districts Without High Schools" (PDF). Research Report No. 415 – Kentucky's Independent School Districts: A Primer. Frankfort, KY: Office of Education Accountability, Legislative Research Commission. September 15, 2015. pp. 49–50. Retrieved April 26, 2022. At the time of this report, another independent district, West Point in Hardin County, also did not operate a high school. The West Point district merged into the Hardin County district in 2020.

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