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All Kentucky School Districts
141 districts, sorted by rating
| District | City | Rating | Zip Codes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Thomas Independent School District | Fort Thomas | 10/10 Excellent · 99th pct | 1 |
| Boyle County School District | Danville | 10/10 Excellent · 97th pct | 4 |
| Graves County School District | Boaz | 10/10 Excellent · 96th pct | 9 |
| Laurel County School District | East Bernstadt | 10/10 Excellent · 95th pct | 5 |
| Oldham County School District | Buckner | 10/10 Excellent · 95th pct | 8 |
| Leslie County School District | Asher | 10/10 Excellent · 94th pct | 18 |
| Lyon County School District | Eddyville | 10/10 Excellent · 93rd pct | 2 |
| Whitley County School District | Corbin | 10/10 Excellent · 92nd pct | 4 |
| McCracken County School District | Paducah | 10/10 Excellent · 91st pct | 4 |
| Walton-Verona Independent School District | Verona | 10/10 Excellent · 91st pct | 2 |
| Clay County School District | Big Creek | 10/10 Excellent · 90th pct | 4 |
| Calloway County School District | Almo | 9/10 Excellent · 89th pct | 6 |
| Pulaski County School District | Somerset | 9/10 Excellent · 89th pct | 7 |
| Burgin Independent School District | Burgin | 9/10 Excellent · 88th pct | 1 |
| Boone County School District | Burlington | 9/10 Excellent · 87th pct | 5 |
| Pike County School District | Pikeville | 9/10 Excellent · 86th pct | 37 |
| Campbell County School District | Alexandria | 9/10 Excellent · 85th pct | 5 |
| Kenton County School District | Latonia | 9/10 Excellent · 84th pct | 4 |
| Grayson County School District | Big Clifty | 9/10 Excellent · 83rd pct | 5 |
| Johnson County School District | Boons Camp | 9/10 Excellent · 83rd pct | 17 |
| Monroe County School District | Fountain Run | 9/10 Excellent · 82nd pct | 5 |
| Perry County School District | Saul | 9/10 Excellent · 82nd pct | 21 |
| Henderson County School District | Corydon | 9/10 Excellent · 81st pct | 5 |
| Carlisle County School District | Arlington | 9/10 Excellent · 80th pct | 4 |
| Madison County School District | Waco | 9/10 Excellent · 80th pct | 3 |
| Marion County School District | Bradfordsville | 8/10 Good · 79th pct | 8 |
| Russell County School District | Jamestown | 8/10 Good · 79th pct | 2 |
| McLean County School District | Beech Grove | 8/10 Good · 78th pct | 6 |
| Bell County School District | Calvin | 8/10 Good · 77th pct | 11 |
| Daviess County School District | Owensboro | 8/10 Good · 77th pct | 7 |
| Anderson County School District | Lawrenceburg | 8/10 Good · 76th pct | 1 |
| Woodford County School District | Midway | 8/10 Good · 76th pct | 2 |
| Edmonson County School District | Park City | 8/10 Good · 75th pct | 6 |
| Ballard County School District | Bandana | 8/10 Good · 74th pct | 5 |
| Meade County School District | Battletown | 8/10 Good · 74th pct | 7 |
| Knox County School District | Gray | 8/10 Good · 73rd pct | 15 |
| Wolfe County School District | Campton | 8/10 Good · 73rd pct | 3 |
| Ohio County School District | Beaver Dam | 8/10 Good · 72nd pct | 11 |
| Caldwell County School District | Fredonia | 8/10 Good · 71st pct | 2 |
| Fayette County School District | Lexington | 8/10 Good · 71st pct | 16 |
| Crittenden County School District | Dycusburg | 8/10 Good · 70th pct | 2 |
| Scott County School District | Georgetown | 8/10 Good · 70th pct | 3 |
| Knott County School District | Garrett | 7/10 Good · 69th pct | 22 |
| Garrard County School District | Lancaster | 7/10 Good · 68th pct | 2 |
| Warren County School District | Bowling Green | 7/10 Good · 68th pct | 8 |
| Hopkins County School District | Earlington | 7/10 Good · 67th pct | 9 |
| Jessamine County School District | Keene | 7/10 Good · 67th pct | 3 |
| Russell Independent School District | Flatwoods | 7/10 Good · 65th pct | 1 |
| Marshall County School District | Benton | 7/10 Good · 64th pct | 4 |
| Spencer County School District | Mount Eden | 7/10 Good · 64th pct | 2 |
| Harlan County School District | Ages Brookside | 7/10 Good · 63rd pct | 25 |
| Adair County School District | Breeding | 7/10 Good · 61st pct | 5 |
| Montgomery County School District | Jeffersonville | 7/10 Good · 61st pct | 2 |
| Livingston County School District | Burna | 7/10 Good · 60th pct | 7 |
| Jackson County School District | Annville | 6/10 Average · 59th pct | 5 |
| Logan County School District | Adairville | 6/10 Average · 59th pct | 4 |
| Barren County School District | Austin | 6/10 Average · 58th pct | 5 |
| Simpson County School District | Franklin | 6/10 Average · 58th pct | 1 |
| Rockcastle County School District | Brodhead | 6/10 Average · 57th pct | 4 |
| Hickman County School District | Clinton | 6/10 Average · 56th pct | 3 |
| Mercer County School District | Harrodsburg | 6/10 Average · 56th pct | 2 |
| Larue County School District | Buffalo | 6/10 Average · 55th pct | 2 |
| Mayfield Independent School District | Mayfield | 6/10 Average · 55th pct | 1 |
| Hancock County School District | Hawesville | 6/10 Average · 53rd pct | 3 |
| Hardin County School District | Radcliff | 6/10 Average · 52nd pct | 9 |
| Bracken County School District | Augusta | 6/10 Average · 51st pct | 3 |
| McCreary County School District | Marshes Siding | 6/10 Average · 50th pct | 7 |
| Taylor County School District | Campbellsville | 5/10 Average · 49th pct | 3 |
| Morgan County School District | Hazel Green | 5/10 Average · 48th pct | 6 |
| Ashland Independent School District | Ashland | 5/10 Average · 47th pct | 1 |
| Berea Independent School District | Berea | 5/10 Average · 47th pct | 1 |
| Lewis County School District | Emerson | 5/10 Average · 46th pct | 5 |
| Henry County School District | Bethlehem | 5/10 Average · 45th pct | 10 |
| Washington County School District | Mackville | 5/10 Average · 45th pct | 4 |
| Boyd County School District | Ashland | 5/10 Average · 44th pct | 3 |
| Butler County School District | Jetson | 5/10 Average · 43rd pct | 4 |
| Carter County School District | Denton | 5/10 Average · 42nd pct | 6 |
| Clark County School District | Winchester | 5/10 Average · 41st pct | 1 |
| Trigg County School District | Cadiz | 5/10 Average · 41st pct | 1 |
| Bath County School District | Hope | 5/10 Average · 40th pct | 5 |
| Gallatin County School District | Sparta | 4/10 Below Average · 39th pct | 2 |
| Raceland-Worthington Independent School District | Russell | 4/10 Below Average · 39th pct | 2 |
| Frankfort Independent Schools / Franklin County Schools | Frankfort | 4/10 Below Average · 38th pct | 1 |
| Lincoln County School District | Crab Orchard | 4/10 Below Average · 38th pct | 5 |
| Rowan County School District | Clearfield | 4/10 Below Average · 37th pct | 2 |
| Cumberland County School District | Burkesville | 4/10 Below Average · 36th pct | 2 |
| Ludlow Independent School District | Covington | 4/10 Below Average · 36th pct | 1 |
| Breathitt County School District | Bays | 4/10 Below Average · 35th pct | 7 |
| Letcher County School District | Eolia | 4/10 Below Average · 35th pct | 21 |
| Lawrence County School District | Blaine | 4/10 Below Average · 34th pct | 7 |
| Green County School District | Greensburg | 4/10 Below Average · 33rd pct | 3 |
| Martin County School District | Beauty | 4/10 Below Average · 33rd pct | 7 |
| Breckinridge County School District | Cloverport | 4/10 Below Average · 32nd pct | 13 |
| Pendleton County School District | Butler | 4/10 Below Average · 32nd pct | 3 |
| Bullitt County School District | Mount Washington | 4/10 Below Average · 31st pct | 6 |
| Christian County School District | Cerulean | 4/10 Below Average · 30th pct | 8 |
| Shelby County School District | Bagdad | 3/10 Below Average · 29th pct | 5 |
| Webster County School District | Clay | 3/10 Below Average · 29th pct | 7 |
| Dawson Springs Independent School District | Dawson Springs | 3/10 Below Average · 28th pct | 1 |
| Hart County School District | Bonnieville | 3/10 Below Average · 27th pct | 6 |
| Magoffin County School District | Royalton | 3/10 Below Average · 26th pct | 3 |
| Todd County School District | Allensville | 3/10 Below Average · 26th pct | 5 |
| Harrison County School District | Berry | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 2 |
| Estill County School District | Irvine | 3/10 Below Average · 24th pct | 2 |
| Allen County School District | Adolphus | 3/10 Below Average · 23rd pct | 3 |
| Floyd County School District | East Point | 3/10 Below Average · 23rd pct | 30 |
| Fulton County School District | Hickman | 3/10 Below Average · 22nd pct | 1 |
| Grant County School District | Corinth | 3/10 Below Average · 22nd pct | 4 |
| Casey County School District | Hustonville | 3/10 Below Average · 21st pct | 7 |
| Metcalfe County School District | Beaumont | 3/10 Below Average · 21st pct | 5 |
| Muhlenberg County School District | Beech Creek | 3/10 Below Average · 20th pct | 13 |
| Fleming County School District | Ewing | 2/10 Poor · 18th pct | 4 |
| Nelson County School District | Bardstown | 2/10 Poor · 18th pct | 8 |
| Greenup County School District | Argillite | 2/10 Poor · 17th pct | 4 |
| Jenkins Independent School District | Burdine | 2/10 Poor · 17th pct | 3 |
| Covington Independent School District | Covington | 2/10 Poor · 15th pct | 2 |
| Robertson County School District | Mount Olivet | 2/10 Poor · 15th pct | 1 |
| Dayton Independent School District | Dayton | 2/10 Poor · 14th pct | 1 |
| Wayne County School District | Bronston | 2/10 Poor · 14th pct | 3 |
| Erlanger-Elsmere Independent School District | Erlanger | 2/10 Poor · 13th pct | 1 |
| Bourbon County School District | Millersburg | 2/10 Poor · 12th pct | 3 |
| Lee County School District | Beattyville | 2/10 Poor · 12th pct | 2 |
| Trimble County School District | Bedford | 2/10 Poor · 12th pct | 3 |
| Clinton County School District | Albany | 2/10 Poor · 11th pct | 1 |
| Jefferson County School District | Fisherville | 2/10 Poor · 11th pct | 38 |
| Nicholas County School District | Carlisle | 2/10 Poor · 10th pct | 2 |
| Bellevue Independent School District | Bellevue | 1/10 Poor · 9th pct | 1 |
| Mason County School District | Dover | 1/10 Poor · 9th pct | 4 |
| Elliott County School District | Isonville | 1/10 Poor · 8th pct | 2 |
| Williamstown Independent School District | Williamstown | 1/10 Poor · 8th pct | 1 |
| Menifee County School District | Denniston | 1/10 Poor · 7th pct | 4 |
| Owen County School District | New Liberty | 1/10 Poor · 6th pct | 5 |
| Caverna Independent School District | Cave City | 1/10 Poor · 5th pct | 2 |
| Union County School District | Morganfield | 1/10 Poor · 5th pct | 4 |
| Powell County School District | Clay City | 1/10 Poor · 4th pct | 3 |
| Newport Independent School District | Newport | 1/10 Poor · 3rd pct | 1 |
| Russellville Independent School District | Russellville | 1/10 Poor · 3rd pct | 1 |
| Carroll County School District | Carrollton | 1/10 Poor · 2nd pct | 3 |
| Owsley County School District | Sextons Creek | 1/10 Poor · 1st pct | 5 |
| Fort Campbell Schools | Fort Campbell | Not rated | 1 |
| Fort Knox Dependent Schools | Fort Knox | Not rated | 2 |
School Districts in Kentucky
Kentucky is home to 141 public school districts serving approximately 614,589 students across 781+ zip codes. The average district rating statewide is 5/10, based on state reading and math assessment proficiency (KSA 2024–25), ranked against other districts in the same state. Directory data (enrollment, schools, contacts) is NCES CCD 2024–25.
Top-rated districts in Kentucky include Fort Thomas Independent School District, Boyle County School District, Graves County School District, and 2 more top-rated districts. Use the table above to sort and compare all districts, or click any district name to view its full profile including assigned schools, enrollment, and spending data.
Finding Your District in Kentucky
School district boundaries in Kentucky are determined by your residential address, not just your city or zip code. In some areas, a single zip code spans multiple districts, or a district may serve students across several zip codes. The most reliable way to confirm your district is to enter your exact zip code in the search tool above.
Why School Districts Matter for Homebuyers
In Kentucky, as across the country, school district quality is one of the top three factors homebuyers cite when choosing a neighborhood. Homes in higher-rated districts often command a premium of 5–25% compared to similar homes in adjacent districts. Whether you're buying, renting, or planning a move, understanding which school district serves your address is an essential first step.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many school districts are in Kentucky? ▼
Kentucky has 141 public school districts covering 781+ zip codes and serving an estimated 614,589 students. The statewide average district rating is 5/10 based on state assessment data.
How do I find my school district in Kentucky? ▼
Enter your 5-digit zip code in the search box above to instantly find your Kentucky school district, including ratings, enrollment, and assigned elementary, middle, and high schools.
What is the best school district in Kentucky? ▼
The table above is sorted by rating (highest first). Districts rated 9–10/10 are top-tier based on state reading and math proficiency. Click any district name to view its full profile.
Can I search by address instead of zip code? ▼
Yes — on any district page, enter a full street address in the search box and it will resolve to the correct zip code automatically.