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District directory · Kentucky · 2026–27

School districts in Kentucky by county

Kentucky has 171 regular public school districts across 119 counties, enrolling 656,111 students in 2024–25. Kentucky children must turn 5 by August 1 to start kindergarten, in every district — see the Kentucky kindergarten cutoff.

The largest is Jefferson County in Jefferson County (95,180 students). Campbell County has the most districts, 6. In 80 of the 119 counties, only one district has its office. Every district is listed by name in the table below.

Kentucky counties and their districts

School districts in Kentucky by county, 2026–27
CountyDistrictsEnrollment (2024–25)School districts
Adair County12,585Adair County
Allen County13,138Allen County
Anderson County13,633Anderson County
Ballard County11,015Ballard County
Barren County38,073Barren County, Glasgow Independent, Caverna Independent
Bath County11,936Bath County
Bell County34,136Bell County, Middlesboro Independent, Pineville Independent
Boone County222,394Boone County, Walton-Verona Independent
Bourbon County23,416Bourbon County, Paris Independent
Boyd County36,605Ashland Independent, Boyd County, Fairview Independent
Boyle County24,738Boyle County, Danville Independent
Bracken County21,467Bracken County, Augusta Independent
Breathitt County22,042Breathitt County, Jackson Independent
Breckinridge County25,362Cloverport Independent, Breckinridge County
Bullitt County113,007Bullitt County
Butler County12,219Butler County
Caldwell County11,879Caldwell County
Calloway County24,966Calloway County, Murray Independent
Campbell County611,238Campbell County, Fort Thomas Independent, Newport Independent, Dayton Independent, Bellevue Independent, Southgate Independent
Carlisle County1738Carlisle County
Carroll County11,976Carroll County
Carter County13,983Carter County
Casey County12,179Casey County
Christian County18,092Christian County
Clark County15,552Clark County
Clay County12,948Clay County
Clinton County11,491Clinton County
Crittenden County11,272Crittenden County
Cumberland County11,011Cumberland County
Daviess County215,997Daviess County, Owensboro Independent
Edmonson County11,857Edmonson County
Elliott County1892Elliott County
Estill County12,216Estill County
Fayette County142,138Fayette County
Fleming County12,183Fleming County
Floyd County15,347Floyd County
Franklin County27,158Franklin County, Frankfort Independent
Fulton County2904Fulton County, Fulton Independent
Gallatin County11,426Gallatin County
Grant County24,075Grant County, Williamstown Independent
Graves County25,969Graves County, Mayfield Independent
Grayson County14,030Grayson County
Green County11,675Green County
Greenup County35,682Greenup County, Russell Independent, Raceland-Worthington Independent
Hancock County11,449Hancock County
Hardin County217,042Hardin County, Elizabethtown Independent
Harlan County24,227Harlan County, Harlan Independent
Harrison County12,982Harrison County
Hart County12,322Hart County
Henderson County16,707Henderson County
Henry County22,990Henry County, Eminence Independent
Hickman County1759Hickman County
Hopkins County26,896Hopkins County, Dawson Springs Independent
Jackson County11,997Jackson County
Jefferson County295,572Jefferson County, Anchorage Independent
Jessamine County18,331Jessamine County
Johnson County24,044Johnson County, Paintsville Independent
Kenton County522,225Kenton County, Covington Independent, Erlanger-Elsmere Independent, Beechwood Independent, Ludlow Independent
Knott County12,049Knott County
Knox County24,475Knox County, Barbourville Independent
Larue County12,448LaRue County
Laurel County29,220Laurel County, East Bernstadt Independent
Lawrence County12,287Lawrence County
Lee County1890Lee County
Leslie County11,538Leslie County
Letcher County22,882Letcher County, Jenkins Independent
Lewis County11,942Lewis County
Lincoln County13,240Lincoln County
Livingston County11,020Livingston County
Logan County24,422Logan County, Russellville Independent
Lyon County1987Lyon County
Madison County212,103Madison County, Berea Independent
Magoffin County11,903Magoffin County
Marion County13,036Marion County
Marshall County14,302Marshall County
Martin County11,717Martin County
Mason County12,668Mason County
McCracken County29,885McCracken County, Paducah Independent
McCreary County12,668McCreary County
McLean County11,387McLean County
Meade County14,922Meade County
Menifee County1960Menifee County
Mercer County23,200Mercer County, Burgin Independent
Metcalfe County11,412Metcalfe County
Monroe County11,856Monroe County
Montgomery County14,442Montgomery County
Morgan County11,769Morgan County
Muhlenberg County14,410Muhlenberg County
Nelson County27,096Nelson County, Bardstown Independent
Nicholas County11,080Nicholas County
Ohio County13,726Ohio County
Oldham County112,038Oldham County
Owen County11,680Owen County
Owsley County1727Owsley County
Pendleton County12,130Pendleton County
Perry County24,454Perry County, Hazard Independent
Pike County28,644Pike County, Pikeville Independent
Powell County12,031Powell County
Pulaski County39,989Pulaski County, Somerset Independent, Science Hill Independent
Robertson County1453Robertson County
Rockcastle County12,793Rockcastle County
Rowan County13,435Rowan County
Russell County25,527Russell County, Garrard County
Scott County19,830Scott County
Shelby County16,985Shelby County
Simpson County13,080Simpson County
Spencer County13,341Spencer County
Taylor County24,064Taylor County, Campbellsville Independent
Todd County11,886Todd County
Trigg County11,954Trigg County
Trimble County11,194Trimble County
Union County12,087Union County
Warren County223,390Warren County, Bowling Green Independent
Washington County11,807Washington County
Wayne County13,061Wayne County
Webster County12,165Webster County
Whitley County38,105Whitley County, Corbin Independent, Williamsburg Independent
Wolfe County11,072Wolfe County
Woodford County14,064Woodford County

Which district am I in?

Each district draws its own attendance boundaries, and a district can cross county lines, so the county your home is in narrows it down but does not settle it. The district office or its website can confirm which school serves your address. Kindergarten registration is also handled by the district, not the state.

Sources

District list, grades, school counts and websites: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) LEA Universe Directory, SY 2025-26 (preliminary, v0a), published July 1, 2026. Regular public districts only (NCES LEA types 1 and 2); charter-only, state-run and regional service agencies are not listed.
Enrollment: NCES CCD LEA Membership, SY 2024-25 (v1a), published December 29, 2025 — the newest year NCES has released.
Counties: NCES EDGE Public LEA Geocodes, SY 2024-25 (district office location) and NCES EDGE Geographic Relationship Files 2025 (grf25_lea_county) (counties each district boundary covers).
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