Top Rankings
Ballard County School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Kentucky for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 20%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 20%)
For the 2026 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 93 students in Ballard County School District.
Public Preschools in Ballard County School District have a diversity score of 0.37, which is less than the Kentucky public preschool average of 0.43.
Minority enrollment is 22% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Kentucky public preschool average of 25% (majority Hispanic and Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (KY)
# Schools
5 Schools
544 Schools
# Students
1,015 Students
222,929 Students
# Teachers
66 Teachers
15,056 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1
District Rank
Ballard County School District, which is ranked within the top 20% of all 171 school districts in Kentucky (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 85-89% has decreased from 90-94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#32 out of 172 school districts
(Top 20%)
(Top 20%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
42%
38%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
55%
45%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
22%
22%
Graduation Rate
(21-22)85-89%
90%
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