List of school districts in Kentucky

In Kentucky, there are 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:
* Caverna, which serves two adjoining cities on separate sides of the boundary between Barren and Hart Counties
* Corbin, which serves a single city divided between Whitley and Knox Counties.
*There is some question as to whether the Fairview or Russell district overlaps into another county. An official map of the Fairview district, located in Boyd County, seems to indicate that it overlaps into a small area of Greenup County. However, the official map of the adjacent Russell district in Greenup County includes the aforementioned overlap, plus a small area within Boyd County. To see maps of these and other independent school districts in Kentucky, see [http://www.revenue.ky.gov/business/maps.htm this page at the Kentucky Department of Revenue] .

All county districts operate schools from kindergarten through 12th grade. Most independent districts also do so; however, a few do not operate high schools. Students in those districts attend high school in the district whose area overlaps with the independent district. If a district does not operate high schools, the district that its students will go to at that level will be noted below it.

The Department of Defense Education Activity, through a subagency known as Domestic Dependent Elementary and Secondary Schools (DDESS), operates schools for military dependents at two major United States Army bases in Kentucky, Fort Campbell and Fort Knox. DDESS 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).

* Adair County Schools
* Allen County Schools
* Anchorage Independent Schools
** High school: Jefferson County Public Schools
* Anderson County Schools
* Ashland Independent School District
* Augusta Independent Schools
* Ballard County Schools
* Barbourville Independent Schools
* Bardstown City Schools
* Barren County Schools
* Bath County Schools
* Beechwood Independent School District (Fort Mitchell)
* Bell County Schools
* Bellevue Independent Schools
* Berea Independent Schools
* Boone County Schools
* Bourbon County Schools
* Bowling Green Independent Schools
* Boyd County Public Schools
* Boyle County School District
* Bracken County Schools
* Breathitt County Schools
* Breckinridge County Schools
* Bullitt County Public Schools
* Burgin Independent Schools
* Butler County Schools
* Caldwell County Schools
* Calloway County Schools
* Campbell County Schools
* Campbellsville Independent Schools
* Carlisle County Schools
* Carroll County Schools
* Carter County Schools
* Casey County Schools
* Caverna Independent Schools (Cave City/Horse Cave)
* Christian County Public Schools
* Clark County Schools
* Clay County Schools
* Clinton County Schools
* Cloverport Independent Schools
* Corbin Independent School District
* Covington Independent Public Schools
* Crittenden County Schools
* Cumberland County Schools
* Danville Schools
* Dawson Springs Independent Schools
* Daviess County Schools
* Dayton Independent Schools
* East Bernstadt Independent School
** High school: Laurel County Public Schools; students may choose between North Laurel and South Laurel High Schools (although North Laurel is closer to the district)
* Edmonson County Schools
* Elizabethtown Independent Schools
* Elliott County Schools
* Eminence Independent Schools
* Erlanger-Elsmere Schools
* Estill County Schools
* Fairview Independent Schools (Westwood, Boyd County)
* Fayette County Public Schools
* Fleming County Schools
* Floyd County Schools
* Fort Thomas Independent Schools
* Frankfort Independent Schools
* Franklin County Public Schools
* Fulton County Schools
* Fulton Independent Schools
* Gallatin County Schools
* Garrard County Schools
* Glasgow Independent Schools
* Grant County Schools
* Graves County Schools
* Grayson County Schools
* Green County Schools
* Greenup County Schools
* Hancock County Schools
* Hardin County Schools
* Harlan County Public Schools
* Harlan Independent Schools
* Harrison County Schools
* Hart County Schools
* Hazard Independent Schools
* Henderson County Schools
* Henry County Schools
* Hickman County Schools
* Hopkins County Schools
* Jackson County Public Schools
* Jackson Independent School District
* Jefferson County Public Schools
* Jenkins Independent Schools
* Jessamine County Schools
* Johnson County Schools
* The Kenton County School District
* Kentucky District, DDESS
* Knott County Schools
* Knox County Public Schools
* LaRue County Schools
* Laurel County Public Schools
* Lawrence County Schools
* Lee County School District
* Leslie County Schools
* Letcher County Public Schools
* Lewis County Schools
* Lincoln County Schools
* Livingston County Schools
* Logan County Schools
* Ludlow Independent Schools
* Lyon County Schools
* Madison County Schools
* Magoffin County Schools
* Marion County Schools
* Marshall County Schools
* Martin County Schools
* Mason County Schools
* Mayfield Independent Schools
* McCracken County Public Schools
* McCreary County Schools
* McLean County Schools
* Meade County Schools
* Menifee County Schools
* Mercer County Schools
* Metcalfe County Schools
* Middlesboro Independent Schools
* Monroe County School District
* Montgomery County Schools
* Monticello Independent School
* Morgan County Schools
* Muhlenberg County Schools
* Murray Independent Schools
* Nelson County School District
* Newport Independent Schools
* Nicholas County Schools
* Ohio County Schools
* Oldham County Schools
* Owen County Schools
* Owensboro Public Schools
* Owsley County Schools
* Paducah Public Schools
* Paintsville Independent Schools
* Paris Independent Schools
* Pendleton County Schools
* Perry County Schools
* Pike County Schools
* Pikeville Independent Schools
* Pineville Independent Schools
* Powell County Schools
* Pulaski County Schools
* Raceland-Worthington Independent Schools
* Robertson County Schools
* Rockcastle County Schools
* Rowan County Schools
* Russell County Schools
* Russell Independent Schools (Russell, Flatwoods, and Bellefonte)
* Russellville Independent Schools
* Science Hill Independent Schools
** High school: Pulaski County Schools; students may choose between Pulaski County and Southwestern High Schools
* Scott County Schools
* Shelby County Public Schools
* Silver Grove Independent Schools
* Simpson County Schools
* Somerset Independent Schools
* Southgate Independent Schools
** High school: Campbell County Schools, specifically Campbell County High School
* Spencer County Schools
* Taylor County Schools
* Todd County Schools
* Trigg County Schools
* Trimble County Schools
* Union County Schools
* Walton-Verona Independent Schools
* Warren County Public Schools
* Washington County Schools
* Wayne County Schools
* Webster County Schools
* West Point School
**High school: Hardin County Schools, specifically North Hardin High School
* Whitley County School District
* Williamsburg Independent Schools
* Williamstown Independent Schools
* Wolfe County Schools
* Woodford County Schools

Defunct School Districts

School District Year Consolidated County and/or School District consolidated

Providence Independent Schools (-2007) (Webster County)

Harrodsburg Independent Schools (-2006) (Mercer County)

Maysville Independent Schools (1876-1990) (Mason County)

Central City Independent Schools (-1988) (Muhlenberg County)

Richmond Independent Schools (-1987) (Madison County)

Louisville Public School District (1829-1974) (Jefferson County)

ee also

*Lists of school districts in the United States