State overview
Kentucky
173 NCES district and charter agencies · 653,691 students in the linked federal file
Academic change
Open district rankings
State averages can hide districts moving in opposite directions. The district list below is the reliable starting point until comparable statewide change is available.
What stands out
Chronic absence is higher than in a typical state.
28% of students were chronically absent in the latest comparable data. Spending was 1% below a typical state. Open a local profile below to see how much results vary within Kentucky.
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Compare districts across Kentucky
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0 districts with this measureDarker means a higher value, not necessarily a better result.Boundaries: NCES EDGE · 2024–25
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Districts and charter agencies in Kentucky
The list is ranked by the selected topic when a comparable district measure exists. A measure is descriptive, not automatically better or worse.
Return to the national view →Wolfe CountyCampton · NCES 2105970+13 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Carlisle CountyBardwell · NCES 2100960+10 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Corbin IndependentCorbin · NCES 2101320+9 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Leslie CountyYeaddiss · NCES 2103330+9 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Clay CountyOneida · NCES 2101230+8 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Garrard CountyLancaster · NCES 2102160+8 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Walton-Verona IndependentWalton · NCES 2105700+8 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Marshall CountyBenton · NCES 2103810+7 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Anderson CountyLawrenceburg · NCES 2100120+6 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Metcalfe CountyEdmonton · NCES 2104140+6 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Crittenden CountyMarion · NCES 2101380+6 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Ballard CountyBarlow · NCES 2100210+6 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Graves CountyFancy Farm · NCES 2102280+5 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Bell CountyPineville · NCES 2100390+5 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Butler CountyMorgantown · NCES 2100810+5 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Berea IndependentBerea · NCES 2100480+5 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Dawson Springs IndependentDawson Springs · NCES 2101500+5 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Boone CountyFlorence · NCES 2100510+4 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Marion CountyLebanon · NCES 2103780+4 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Knott CountyTopmost · NCES 2103120+4 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Lewis CountyVanceburg · NCES 2103390+4 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Mayfield IndependentMayfield · NCES 2103900+4 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Campbell CountyAlexandria · NCES 2100900+3 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Paducah IndependentPaducah · NCES 2104650+3 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Livingston CountySmithland · NCES 2103510+3 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Fulton CountyHickman · NCES 2102100+3 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Pineville IndependentPineville · NCES 2104860+3 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Madison CountyRichmond · NCES 2103720+2 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Pike CountyBelfry · NCES 2104800+2 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Grayson CountyCaneyville · NCES 2102300+2 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Ohio CountyBeaver Dam · NCES 2104500+2 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Knox CountyBarbourville · NCES 2103150+2 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Henry CountyCampbellsburg · NCES 2102760+2 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Somerset IndependentSomerset · NCES 2105430+2 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Gallatin CountyWarsaw · NCES 2102130+2 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Beechwood IndependentFort Mitchell · NCES 2100360+2 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Newport IndependentNewport · NCES 2104440+2 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Bracken CountyBrooksville · NCES 2100660+2 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Lyon CountyEddyville · NCES 2103690+2 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Hardin CountyElizabethtown · NCES 2102490+1 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Daviess CountyOwensboro · NCES 2101470+1 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025McCracken CountyPaducah · NCES 2103960+1 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Calloway CountyMurray · NCES 2100870+1 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Kenton CountyIndependence · NCES 21030900 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Oldham CountyBuckner · NCES 21045300 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Scott CountyGeorgetown · NCES 21052600 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Laurel CountyLondon · NCES 21032100 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Christian CountyHopkinsville · NCES 21011500 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Jessamine CountyNicholasville · NCES 21030300 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Montgomery CountyMount Sterling · NCES 21042500 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Covington IndependentCovington · NCES 21013500 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Perry CountyBuckhorn · NCES 21047700 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Johnson CountyThelma · NCES 21030600 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Mercer CountyHarrodsburg · NCES 21041100 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Bardstown IndependentBardstown · NCES 21002700 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Jackson CountyAnnville · NCES 21029400 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Fairview IndependentAshland · NCES 21018000 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Burgin IndependentBurgin · NCES 21007800 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Anchorage IndependentAnchorage · NCES 21000900 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Jackson IndependentJackson · NCES 21029100 pointsacademic change · 2019–2019Augusta IndependentAugusta · NCES 21001800 pointsacademic change · 2019–2019Fulton IndependentFulton · NCES 21020700 pointsacademic change · 2019–2019Southgate IndependentSouthgate · NCES 21054600 pointsacademic change · 2019–2019Warren CountyAlvaton · NCES 2105730-1 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Whitley CountyWilliamsburg · NCES 2105880-1 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Harlan CountyEvarts · NCES 2102540-1 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Lincoln CountyCrab Orchard · NCES 2103480-1 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Fort Thomas IndependentFort Thomas · NCES 2102040-1 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Boyd CountyAshland · NCES 2100620-1 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Boyle CountyDanville · NCES 2100630-1 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Glasgow IndependentGlasgow · NCES 2102220-1 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Erlanger-Elsmere IndependentErlanger · NCES 2101740-1 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Murray IndependentMurray · NCES 2104380-1 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Clinton CountyAlbany · NCES 2101260-1 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Barbourville IndependentBarbourville · NCES 2100240-1 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025East Bernstadt IndependentEast Bernstadt · NCES 2101590-1 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Kentucky School for the Deaf DistrictDanville · NCES 210009564students · 2023–24Kentucky School for the Blind DistrictLouisville · NCES 210009461students · 2023–24Fayette CountyLexington · NCES 2101860-2 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Pulaski CountyBurnside · NCES 2104950-2 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Shelby CountyShelbyville · NCES 2105320-2 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Franklin CountyFrankfort · NCES 2102010-2 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Simpson CountyFranklin · NCES 2105400-2 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Russell CountyJamestown · NCES 2105160-2 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Rockcastle CountyBrodhead · NCES 2105070-2 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Breathitt CountyJackson · NCES 2100690-2 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Martin CountyInez · NCES 2103840-2 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Eminence IndependentFort Knox · NCES 2101710-2 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Dayton IndependentDayton · NCES 2101530-2 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Jenkins IndependentJenkins · NCES 2103000-2 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Science Hill IndependentScience Hill · NCES 2105220-2 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Owensboro IndependentOwensboro · NCES 2104590-3 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Taylor CountyCampbellsville · NCES 2105520-3 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025McCreary CountyStearns · NCES 2103990-3 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Adair CountyColumbia · NCES 2100030-3 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Bath CountyOwingsville · NCES 2100330-3 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Danville IndependentDanville · NCES 2101440-3 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Campbellsville IndependentCampbellsville · NCES 2100930-3 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Raceland-Worthington IndependentRaceland · NCES 2104980-3 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Hickman CountyClinton · NCES 2102790-3 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Bellevue IndependentBellevue · NCES 2100420-3 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Henderson CountyCorydon · NCES 2102710-4 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Hopkins CountyMadisonville · NCES 2102860-4 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Meade CountyBrandenburg · NCES 2104050-4 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Grant CountyDry Ridge · NCES 2102250-4 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025LaRue CountyHodgenville · NCES 2103180-4 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Pendleton CountyButler · NCES 2104740-4 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Carroll CountyCarrollton · NCES 2100990-4 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025McLean CountyCalhoun · NCES 2104020-4 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Pikeville IndependentPikeville · NCES 2104830-4 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Russellville IndependentRussellville · NCES 2105190-4 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Hazard IndependentHazard · NCES 2102670-4 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Webster CountyClay · NCES 2105820-5 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Trigg CountyCadiz · NCES 2105580-5 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Todd CountyElkton · NCES 2105550-5 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Morgan CountyWest Liberty · NCES 2104290-5 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Monroe CountyGamaliel · NCES 2104200-5 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Paris IndependentParis · NCES 2104710-5 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Barren CountyLucas · NCES 2100300-6 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Bowling Green IndependentBowling Green · NCES 2100570-6 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Ashland IndependentAshland · NCES 2100150-6 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Estill CountyIrvine · NCES 2101760-6 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Caldwell CountyPrinceton · NCES 2100840-6 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Washington CountySpringfield · NCES 2105760-6 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Hancock CountyLewisport · NCES 2102460-6 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Middlesboro IndependentMiddlesboro · NCES 2104170-6 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Ludlow IndependentLudlow · NCES 2103630-6 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Jefferson CountyLouisville · NCES 2102990-7 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Logan CountyAdairville · NCES 2103540-7 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Rowan CountyMorehead · NCES 2105100-7 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Harrison CountyCynthiana · NCES 2102580-7 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Letcher CountyEolia · NCES 2103360-7 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Edmonson CountyBrownsville · NCES 2101620-7 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Williamsburg IndependentWilliamsburg · NCES 2105910-7 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Nelson CountyBloomfield · NCES 2104410-8 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Spencer CountyTaylorsville · NCES 2105490-8 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Greenup CountyArgillite · NCES 2102400-8 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Elizabethtown IndependentElizabethtown · NCES 2101650-8 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Lawrence CountyBlaine · NCES 2103240-8 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Owsley CountyBooneville · NCES 2104620-8 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Caverna IndependentCave City · NCES 2101110-8 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Floyd CountyAllen · NCES 2101950-9 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Hart CountyBonnieville · NCES 2102640-9 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Trimble CountyBedford · NCES 2105610-9 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Cumberland CountyBurkesville · NCES 2101410-9 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Elliott CountySandy Hook · NCES 2101680-9 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Lee CountyBeattyville · NCES 2103270-9 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Harlan IndependentHarlan · NCES 2102520-9 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Paintsville IndependentPaintsville · NCES 2104680-9 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Bullitt CountyShepherdsville · NCES 2100750-10 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Woodford CountyVersailles · NCES 2106000-10 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Frankfort IndependentFrankfort · NCES 2101980-10 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Mason CountyMaysville · NCES 2103870-11 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Magoffin CountySalyersville · NCES 2103750-11 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Nicholas CountyCarlisle · NCES 2104470-11 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Russell IndependentRussell · NCES 2105130-12 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Williamstown IndependentWilliamstown · NCES 2105940-12 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Clark CountyWinchester · NCES 2101200-13 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Allen CountyScottsville · NCES 2100070-13 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Bourbon CountyParis · NCES 2100540-13 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Powell CountyStanton · NCES 2104890-13 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Carter CountyGrayson · NCES 2101020-14 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Wayne CountyMonticello · NCES 2105790-14 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Breckinridge CountyMc Daniels · NCES 2100720-14 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Muhlenberg CountyBremen · NCES 2100081-15 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Union CountyMorganfield · NCES 2105640-15 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Green CountyGreensburg · NCES 2102340-15 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Menifee CountyDenniston · NCES 2104080-15 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Owen CountyOwenton · NCES 2104560-16 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Fleming CountyWallingford · NCES 2101920-17 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Robertson CountyMount Olivet · NCES 2105040-18 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Casey CountyLiberty · NCES 2101050-20 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025Cloverport IndependentCloverport · NCES 2101290-25 pointsacademic change · 2019–2025