This is a list of school districts in Kentucky, which has 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: All county districts operate schools from kindergarten through 12th grade. Most independent districts also do so; however, four do not operate high schools. These districts have agreements in place with one or more nearby school districts to allow their students to attend high schools in the other district(s). If a district does not operate high schools, the district(s) that its students will go to at that level will be noted below it. All school districts organized under Kentucky law are independent governments. There are no public school systems under Kentucky law dependent on another layer of government like a county government or a municipal government. The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) operates schools for military dependents at two major United States Army bases in Kentucky, Fort Campbell and Fort Knox. DoDEA 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).

Multi-County

Barren County

Bell County

Boone County

Bourbon County

Boyd County

Boyle County

Bracken County

Breathitt County

Breckinridge County

Calloway County

Campbell County

Daviess County

Franklin County

Fulton County

Grant County

Graves County

Greenup County

Hardin County

Harlan County

Hart County

Henry County

Hopkins County

Jefferson County

Johnson County

Kenton County

Knox County

Laurel County

Letcher County

Logan County

Madison County

McCracken County

Mercer County

Nelson County

Perry County

Pike County

Pulaski County

Taylor County

Warren County

Whitley County

Single-District Counties

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