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Best Kentucky School Districts (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 175 top school districts in Kentucky, serving 656,857 students.
The most diverse district is Covington Independent School District, with a diversity score of 0.73.
The largest school district is Jefferson County School District, serving 94,853 students.
The highest graduation rate school district is Bowling Green Independent School District, with 98% graduation rate.

Top Kentucky School Districts (2026)

School District
# Students
Diversity Score
Graduation %
Adair County School District
2,644
0.28
95%
Allen County School District
3,086
0.2
92%
Anchorage Independent School District
399
0.23
n/a
Anderson County School District
3,751
0.22
92%
Ashland Independent School District
3,203
0.3
92%
Augusta Independent School District
320
0.13
80%
Ballard County School District
1,039
0.25
90%
Barbourville Independent School District
732
0.1
90%
Bardstown Independent School District
2,778
0.54
93%
Barren County School District
5,071
0.2
95%
Bath County School District
1,925
0.13
95%
Beechwood Independent School District
1,527
0.27
95%
Bell County School District
2,441
0.05
92%
Bellevue Independent School District
593
0.37
90%
Berea Independent School District
1,005
0.31
87%
Boone County School District
20,356
0.46
94%
Bourbon County School District
2,616
0.4
93%
Bowling Green Independent School District
4,482
0.72
98%
Boyd County School District
3,024
0.12
92%
Boyle County School District
2,932
0.23
92%
Bracken County School District
1,150
0.08
87%
Breathitt County School District
1,347
0.06
87%
Breckinridge County School District
2,670
0.2
91%
Bullitt County School District
12,954
0.26
93%
Burgin Independent School District
506
0.19
90%
Butler County School District
2,173
0.28
95%
Caldwell County School District
1,905
0.33
95%
Calloway County School District
3,091
0.3
93%
Campbell County School District
5,180
0.21
97%
Campbellsville Independent School District
1,323
0.49
78%
Carlisle County School District
738
0.22
90%
Carroll County School District
1,963
0.41
92%
Carter County School District
3,954
0.08
93%
Casey County School District
2,183
0.23
95%
Caverna Independent School District
638
0.46
85%
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