About Schools & Districts

Last Updated on Wednesday, August 17, 2011 at 5:02 AM

Kentucky has a total of 174 school districts and 1,233 schools. This portion of the Web site is designed to help site visitors find information about specific schools and districts. It includes contact information, school addresses, links to school Web sites and details about the academic performance of specific schools.

School Closings
Although the Kentucky Department of Education does not have a direct role in determining when your school dismisses early or closes for a "snow day," or for other reasons, we are responsible for ensuring that schools and districts adhere to legal requirements in this regard. Actually, the superintendent in your district ... More

School District Profiles
The Office of Education Accountability (OEA) publishes a District Data Profile report each year. Please go to the following link for more information: http://www.lrc.ky.gov/oea/material.htm

Home Schooling in Kentucky
This web-site contains the information people need, whether it is a guide to home school requirements or best practices, including sample forms for record-keeping, reading lists for more information, and questions beginning home-schoolers may have. This is the complete home school package sent to people who inquire, and we urge that ... More

Kentucky's Schools & Districts
Kentucky has 174 public school districts, and a total of 1,233 public schools. For other facts about our education system, see our Kentucky Education Facts page. This section of our Web site offers links to school and district Web sites, contact information for every school and district, and links to other ... More

Other Resources
This section of the site contains detailed information about the academic performance of Kentucky Schools and Districts.Kentucky does not rank schools based on their academic performance. However, because our system of education is based on accountability at the school level, we encourage parents and other stakeholders to review information about specific schools using ... More

School Report Cards
Each year, Kentucky schools publish School Report Cards and post them on the Kentucky Department of Education Website. Not to be confused with student report cards, School and District Report Cards provide information about each school and district, including test performance, teacher qualifications, student safety, awards, parent involvement, and much more. ... More

For more information contact:

Melissa Terrell
500 Mero Street, 6th Floor CPT
Frankfort, KY 40601

Phone: 502-564-2000 x4605

melissa.terrell@education.ky.gov