School district · Kentucky

Fayette County

Fayette County in Kentucky: 80 public schools with 42,138 students and 13.8 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $18,742 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 80
Students: 42,138
Students per teacher: 13.8; KY 15.3 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $18,742; KY $14.6K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE): 3,057
Counselors (FTE): 94.0
Students per counselor: 448; KY 320 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 45.0; Librarians (FTE): 51.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Kentucky's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Kentucky: 48%

52%proficient

+1.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 69% of school districts in Kentucky

Median 47% · 170 school districts compared

18,216 students tested, grades 3–8 · Kentucky Summative Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Kentucky: 42%

47%proficient

+2.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 71% of school districts in Kentucky

Median 41% · 170 school districts compared

18,212 students tested, grades 3–8 · Kentucky Summative Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024

$10.8K15

$11.0K16

$11.5K17

$12.9K18

$12.8K19

$13.1K20

$14.1K21

$15.8K22

$18.3K23

$18.7K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 13% · $104.9M
State: 33% · $278.6M
Local: 54% · $453.2M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $10,641
Support services: $7,247
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $77M
Long-term debt: $430.2M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Pre-K centers: 3Elementary schools: 41Middle schools: 12High schools: 21Other schools: 3

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Fayette County Preschool CenterFree meals for all	Pre-K	41	3.4	—	—	Lexington
Fayette Pre-School	Pre-K	37	37.0	—	—	Lexington
UK Early Childhood Lab	Pre-K	3	3.0	—	—	Lexington
Arlington Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	322	11.1	22%	20%	Lexington
Ashland Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	316	12.4	66%	61%	Lexington
Athens-Chilesburg Elementary	K–5	620	15.1	75%	75%	Lexington
Booker T Washington Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	377	13.5	25%	25%	Lexington
Brenda Cowan ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	586	13.5	59%	43%	Lexington
Cardinal Valley Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	643	12.1	21%	22%	Lexington
Cassidy Elementary School	K–5	632	14.3	76%	76%	Lexington
Clays Mill Elementary School	K–5	527	13.5	80%	74%	Lexington
Coventry Oak ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	755	13.7	32%	24%	Lexington
Deep Springs Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	521	11.8	38%	36%	Lexington
Dixie Elementary Magnet SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	584	14.4	48%	42%	Lexington
Garden Springs Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	418	11.9	52%	49%	Lexington
Garrett Morgan Elementary	K–5	746	14.6	64%	54%	Lexington
George Washington Carver STEM AcademyAlternativeFree meals for all	K–5	158	8.0	40%	—	Lexington
Glendover Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	482	12.4	66%	67%	Lexington
Harrison Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	207	8.2	24%	—	Lexington
Homebound Elementary	Pre-K–5	2	0.1	—	—	Lexington
James Lane Allen Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	429	11.1	34%	27%	Lexington
Julius Marks Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	444	13.1	40%	34%	Lexington
Lansdowne Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	610	13.0	36%	29%	Lexington
Liberty ElementaryFree meals for all	K–5	721	14.3	62%	59%	Lexington
Madeline M Breckinridge Elem SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	576	11.6	42%	46%	Lexington
Mary Todd Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	405	11.8	36%	35%	Lexington
Maxwell Spanish Immersion Elem School	K–5	567	15.4	71%	64%	Lexington
Meadowthorpe Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	517	12.7	70%	67%	Lexington
Millcreek Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	529	12.0	30%	22%	Lexington
Northern Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	424	11.5	30%	22%	Lexington
Picadome Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	434	11.8	46%	35%	Lexington
Ridge Hospital Alt. Elementary	K–5	1	0.2	—	—	Lexington
Rise STEM Academy for GirlsAlternativeFree meals for all	K–8	223	9.6	64%	51%	Lexington
Rosa Parks Elementary School	K–5	681	15.3	76%	73%	Lexington
Russell Cave Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	294	11.4	22%	21%	Lexington
Sandersville ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	765	13.6	58%	55%	Lexington
Southern Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	476	12.1	38%	29%	Lexington
Squires Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	447	13.2	53%	58%	Lexington
Stonewall Elementary School	Pre-K–5	674	14.8	69%	60%	Lexington
Tates Creek Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	626	12.7	45%	32%	Lexington
Veterans Park Elementary School	K–5	702	15.5	65%	64%	Lexington
Wellington Elementary	Pre-K–5	608	14.3	71%	72%	Lexington
William Wells Brown ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	300	11.7	35%	39%	Lexington
Yates Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	438	12.8	27%	24%	Lexington
Beaumont Middle School	6–8	743	14.8	55%	54%	Lexington
Bryan Station Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	744	13.4	44%	35%	Lexington
Crawford Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	710	12.4	45%	31%	Lexington
Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School	6–8	1,125	15.0	71%	71%	Lexington
Jessie M Clark Middle School	6–8	1,002	16.5	65%	58%	Lexington
Leestown Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	1,084	14.5	51%	48%	Lexington
Lexington Trad Magnet SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	284	8.5	31%	28%	Lexington
Morton Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	604	14.3	61%	54%	Lexington
Scapa At Bluegrass	4–8	300	10.4	86%	78%	Lexington
Southern Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	759	13.6	53%	41%	Lexington
Tates Creek Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	767	13.5	41%	36%	Lexington
Winburn Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	768	13.0	30%	27%	Lexington
Audrey Grevious CenterAlternativeFree meals for all	6–12	21	4.2	—	—	Lexington
Bryan Station High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	2,030	17.3	—	—	Lexington
Carter G. Woodson AcademyAlternativeFree meals for all	6–12	316	12.8	53%	44%	Lexington
Eastside Technical CenterCareer and technical	9–12	0	—	—	—	Lexington
Family Care CenterAlternativeFree meals for all	9–12	22	7.3	—	—	Lexington
Fayette County Learning CenterAlternativeFree meals for all	8–12	191	7.5	—	—	Lexington
Frederick Douglass High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	1,770	18.0	—	—	Lexington
Henry Clay High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	1,939	16.4	—	—	Lexington
Homebound Secondary	6–12	6	6.0	—	—	Lexington
Lafayette High School	9–12	2,370	18.8	—	—	Lexington
Locust Trace AgriScience CenterCareer and technical	9–12	0	—	—	—	Lexington
Martin L King Acad for Excellence AltAlternativeFree meals for all	6–12	164	6.3	—	—	Lexington
Opportunity Middle CollegeAlternativeFree meals for all	11–12	102	23.2	—	—	Lexington
Paul Laurence Dunbar High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	1,828	17.7	—	—	Lexington
Ridge Hospital Alt. High School	6–12	11	11.0	—	—	Lexington
STEAM AcademyAlternativeFree meals for all	9–12	453	21.0	—	—	Lexington
Southside Technical CenterCareer and technical	9–12	0	—	—	—	Lexington
Success AcademyAlternativeFree meals for all	6–12	401	19.4	22%	—	Lexington
Tates Creek High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	1,723	17.5	—	—	Lexington
The Hub for Innovation and LeadershipCareer and technicalFree meals for all	9–12	0	—	—	—	Lexington
The StablesAlternativeFree meals for all	8–12	33	7.9	—	—	Lexington
Blackburn Education CenterCareer and technical	Ungraded	0	—	—	—	Lexington
Central Ky Technical CollegeCareer and technical	Ungraded	0	—	—	—	Lexington
Kentucky TECH - Central CampusCareer and technical	Ungraded	0	—	—	—	Lexington

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Address: 450 Park Place, Lexington, KY 40511
Phone: (859)381-4100

Website

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.