List of school districts in Kentucky explained
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
- 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
Bell County
Boone County
Bourbon County
- Bourbon County Schools
- Paris Independent Schools
Boyd County
Boyle County
Bracken County
Breathitt County
Breckinridge County
Calloway County
Campbell County
Daviess County
Franklin County
- Frankfort Independent Schools
- Franklin County Public Schools
Fulton County
- Fulton County Schools (Kentucky)
- Fulton Independent Schools (Kentucky)
Grant County
Graves County
- Graves County Schools
- Mayfield Independent Schools
Greenup County
Hardin County
Harlan County
- Harlan County Public Schools
- Harlan Independent Schools
Hart County
Henry County
Hopkins County
- Dawson Springs Independent Schools
- Hopkins County Schools
Jefferson County
Johnson County
Kenton County
Knox County
- Barbourville Independent Schools
- Knox County Public Schools
Laurel County
Letcher County
- Jenkins Independent Schools
- Letcher County Public Schools
Logan County
Madison County
McCracken County
Mercer County
Nelson County
Perry County
- Hazard Independent Schools
- Perry County Schools
Pike County
Pulaski County
- Pulaski County Schools
- Science Hill Independent Schools
- The Science Hill district does not operate a high school. It has reciprocal agreements with the Pulaski County and Somerset districts that allow Science Hill students to attend high school in either district. According to the aforementioned Legislative Research Commission report, almost all Science Hill students choose to attend the Somerset district's high school.[2]
- Somerset Independent Schools
Taylor County
- Campbellsville Independent Schools
- Taylor County Schools
Warren County
Whitley County
Single-District Counties
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Appendix B: Maps Of Independent School Districts In Operation In FY 2014-FY 2015 Using 2005 Tax District Boundaries . Research Report No. 415 – Kentucky's Independent School Districts: A Primer . Office of Education Accountability, Legislative Research Commission . Frankfort, KY . 83–138 . September 15, 2015 . April 26, 2022.
- Web site: Chapter 3, Exchange of Nonresident Students with Other Districts: Districts Without High Schools . Research Report No. 415 – Kentucky's Independent School Districts: A Primer . Office of Education Accountability, Legislative Research Commission . Frankfort, KY . 49–50 . September 15, 2015 . 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.