School district · Kentucky

Jefferson County

Jefferson County in Kentucky: 172 public schools with 95,124 students and 15.2 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $18,730 per student in FY2024.

Schools
172
Students
95,124
Students per teacher
15.2
KY 15.3 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$18,730
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)
6,243
Counselors (FTE)
493
Students per counselor
193
KY 320 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
49.0
Librarians (FTE): 133

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%

36%proficient

+1.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 88% of school districts in Kentucky

Median 47% · 170 school districts compared

41,162 students tested, grades 3–8 · Kentucky Summative Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Kentucky: 42%

30%proficient

+1.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 85% of school districts in Kentucky

Median 41% · 170 school districts compared

41,135 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
$11.8K15
$12.0K16
$12.5K17
$14.0K18
$14.1K19
$14.2K20
$14.9K21
$17.4K22
$18.2K23
$18.7K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
14% · $266M
State
32% · $618.5M
Local
54% · $1B

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$9,906
Support services
$8,139
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$168M
Long-term debt
$478.5M

Schools

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

Pre-K centers: 7Elementary schools: 92Middle schools: 24High schools: 35Other schools: 14
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Dawson Orman Education CenterFree meals for all
Pre-K14913.5——
DuValle Education CenterFree meals for all
Pre-K14315.9——
George Unseld Early Childhood CenterFree meals for all
Pre-K26616.6——
Gheens Early Childhood CenterFree meals for all
Pre-K326.4——
Thomas Jefferson Early Childhood CenterFree meals for all
Pre-K579.5——
Visually Impaired Preschool Services
Pre-K0———
Westport Early Childhood CenterFree meals for all
Pre-K27114.3——
Alex R. Kennedy ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–536915.136%39%
Atkinson AcademyFree meals for all
K–546214.313%13%
Auburndale ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–559615.027%30%
Audubon Traditional ElementaryFree meals for all
K–561020.259%52%
Bates ElementaryFree meals for all
K–558516.054%50%
BellewoodAlternative
K–572.3——
Blake ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–556121.311%6.1%
Bloom ElementaryFree meals for all
K–553317.471%56%
Blue Lick ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–550815.138%33%
Bowen ElementaryFree meals for all
K–572917.255%46%
Brandeis ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–542015.948%35%
Breckinridge-Franklin ElementaryFree meals for all
K–539912.428%23%
Byck ElementaryFree meals for all
K–527211.515%—
Camp Taylor ElementaryFree meals for all
K–536711.433%27%
Cane Run ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–540117.218%—
Carter Traditional ElementaryFree meals for all
K–547116.335%20%
Chancey ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–551013.433%26%
Chenoweth ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–556916.940%36%
Cochran ElementaryFree meals for all
K–541912.622%22%
Cochrane ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–547013.029%25%
Coleridge-Taylor Montessori ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–531516.617%14%
Coral Ridge ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–556714.435%31%
Crums Lane ElementaryFree meals for all
K–545718.818%21%
Dixie ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–537014.228%21%
Dr. William H. Perry Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
K–542718.416%9.3%
Dunn ElementaryFree meals for all
K–542516.361%52%
Eisenhower ElementaryFree meals for all
K–559217.642%34%
Engelhard ElementaryFree meals for all
K–526512.424%—
Fairdale ElementaryFree meals for all
K–565315.535%33%
Farmer ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–573717.356%50%
Fern Creek ElementaryFree meals for all
K–574416.132%28%
Field ElementaryFree meals for all
K–546517.757%54%
Foster Traditional AcademyFree meals for all
K–531712.831%20%
Frayser ElementaryFree meals for all
K–541914.926%18%
Goldsmith ElementaryFree meals for all
K–565114.134%26%
Greathouse/Shryock TraditionalFree meals for all
K–560717.778%75%
Greenwood ElementaryFree meals for all
K–545718.126%19%
Gutermuth ElementaryFree meals for all
K–545114.133%25%
Hartstern ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–559717.926%17%
Hawthorne ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–543713.863%52%
Hazelwood ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–552714.120%24%
Heuser Hearing & Language AcademySpecial educationFree meals for all
Pre-K–K77.0——
Hite ElementaryFree meals for all
K–549819.056%44%
Indian Trail ElementaryFree meals for all
K–564917.917%15%
Jacob ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–551914.418%11%
Jeffersontown ElementaryFree meals for all
K–568616.326%23%
Johnsontown Road ElementaryFree meals for all
K–540614.734%33%
Kennedy ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–548218.215%8.3%
Kenwood ElementaryFree meals for all
K–559616.435%28%
Kerrick ElementaryFree meals for all
K–534811.919%17%
King ElementaryFree meals for all
K–530615.712%7.1%
Klondike Lane ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–552715.030%25%
Laukhuf ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–562717.431%33%
Layne ElementaryFree meals for all
K–543020.431%29%
Lincoln Elementary Performing ArtsFree meals for all
K–557815.742%25%
Lowe ElementaryFree meals for all
K–560817.060%57%
Luhr ElementaryFree meals for all
K–554416.746%38%
Maupin ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–530213.028%—
Mcferran Preparatory AcademyFree meals for all
Pre-K–558413.110%6.0%
Medora ElementaryFree meals for all
K–546015.836%42%
Middletown ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–557316.742%36%
Mill Creek ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–543716.616%12%
Minors Lane ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–537011.128%20%
Norton Commons Elementary
Pre-K–559817.562%58%
Norton ElementaryFree meals for all
K–571616.077%73%
Okolona ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–541715.929%31%
Portland ElementaryFree meals for all
K–530414.026%13%
Price ElementaryFree meals for all
K–547016.720%23%
Rangeland ElementaryFree meals for all
K–553217.613%11%
Rutherford ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–547623.415%13%
Sanders ElementaryFree meals for all
K–539414.028%19%
Schaffner Traditional ElementaryFree meals for all
K–557317.346%39%
Semple ElementaryFree meals for all
K–559214.421%16%
Shacklette ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–542913.818%13%
Shelby AcademyFree meals for all
K–52909.923%18%
Slaughter ElementaryFree meals for all
K–546617.119%20%
Smyrna Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–551515.429%32%
St Matthews ElementaryFree meals for all
K–559817.353%46%
Stonestreet ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–551715.633%27%
Stopher ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–578118.566%61%
The Brook-DupontAlternative
Pre-K–820.5——
Trunnell ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–552814.616%14%
Tully ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–579116.057%50%
Watterson ElementaryFree meals for all
K–545412.825%24%
Wellington ElementaryFree meals for all
K–541817.221%18%
Western Day TreatmentAlternativeFree meals for all
K–5143.1——
Wheeler ElementaryFree meals for all
K–562616.055%55%
Wilder ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–549614.559%48%
Wilkerson Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–554114.424%18%
Wilt ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–552215.851%46%
Young ElementaryFree meals for all
K–510010.9——
Zachary Taylor ElementaryFree meals for all
K–526011.233%28%
Barret Traditional MiddleFree meals for all
6–857916.364%56%
Carrithers MiddleFree meals for all
6–854514.229%26%
Conway MiddleFree meals for all
6–867818.917%11%
Crosby MiddleFree meals for all
6–880915.050%51%
Dr. J. Blaine Hudson Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–761523.77.5%—
Echo Trail Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–769715.154%46%
Farnsley MiddleFree meals for all
6–891916.436%25%
Frederick Law Olmsted Academy NorthFree meals for all
6–847013.213%15%
Frederick Law Olmsted Academy SouthFree meals for all
6–854315.717%11%
Grace M. James Academy of ExcellenceAlternativeFree meals for all
6–1044013.160%33%
Highland MiddleFree meals for all
6–863912.847%32%
Jefferson County Traditional MiddleFree meals for all
6–881318.444%41%
Johnson Traditional MiddleFree meals for all
6–851619.621%15%
Kammerer MiddleFree meals for all
6–878115.043%37%
Knight MiddleFree meals for all
6–875718.824%16%
Lassiter MiddleFree meals for all
6–892115.522%16%
Meyzeek MiddleFree meals for all
6–884716.744%43%
Newburg MiddleFree meals for all
6–861513.429%28%
Noe MiddleFree meals for all
6–81,15519.768%62%
Ramsey MiddleFree meals for all
6–81,15117.736%29%
Stuart Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–81,16617.418%11%
Thomas Jefferson MiddleFree meals for all
6–894313.815%13%
Western Middle School for the ArtsFree meals for all
6–866515.849%37%
Westport MiddleFree meals for all
6–898814.037%34%
AckerlyAlternativeFree meals for all
5–1242.0——
Ahrens Educational Resource CenterSpecial education
12387.5——
Atherton HighFree meals for all
9–121,46618.1——
Ballard HighFree meals for all
9–122,14819.0——
Boys & Girls HavenAlternative
6–12205.6——
Breckinridge Metropolitan HighAlternativeFree meals for all
7–12843.1——
BrooklawnAlternative
6–12284.0——
Butler Traditional HighFree meals for all
9–121,29016.3——
Central High Magnet Career AcademyFree meals for all
9–121,25615.5——
Doss HighFree meals for all
9–121,23516.6——
Eastern HighFree meals for all
9–121,79016.5——
Fairdale HighFree meals for all
9–121,40515.4——
Fern Creek HighFree meals for all
9–121,52515.2——
Georgia Chaffee Teenage Parent ProgramAlternativeFree meals for all
6–12432.2——
Iroquois HighFree meals for all
9–121,30116.1——
Jeffersontown HighFree meals for all
9–121,19615.9——
Liberty HighAlternativeFree meals for all
7–121003.5——
Louisville Male HighFree meals for all
9–121,76319.2——
Marion C. Moore SchoolFree meals for all
6–121,89214.323%17%
Mary Jo and William MacDonald MaryhurstAlternativeFree meals for all
6–12634.8——
Mary Ryan AcademySpecial educationFree meals for all
9–12163.1——
Minor Daniels AcademyAlternativeFree meals for all
6–121846.5——
Newcomer AcademyAlternativeFree meals for all
6–1257810.4——
Pleasure Ridge Park HighFree meals for all
9–121,77719.7——
Seneca HighFree meals for all
9–121,25513.4——
Southern HighFree meals for all
9–121,72517.6——
The Academy @ ShawneeFree meals for all
6–121,05115.614%—
The Brook-KMIAlternative
6–12293.3——
The Phoenix School of DiscoveryAlternativeFree meals for all
6–123839.127%25%
U of L PACT ProgramSpecial education
12199.0——
Valley HighFree meals for all
9–1285014.2——
W.E.B. DuBois AcademyAlternativeFree meals for all
6–1247712.735%18%
Waggener HighFree meals for all
9–1288814.1——
Western HighFree meals for all
9–1240912.2——
duPont Manual HighFree meals for all
9–121,89916.8——
Binet SchoolSpecial educationFree meals for all
K–12221.4——
Churchill Park SchoolSpecial educationFree meals for all
Pre-K–12742.6——
Home of the Innocents DiscoveryAlternative
Pre-K–12268.6——
Home of the Innocents SchoolAlternative
K–12304.3——
Home/Hospital
Pre-K–1210.1——
J. Graham Brown SchoolFree meals for all
K–1280017.371%59%
Jefferson Regional Juvenile Detention CeAlternative
K–120———
Jefferson Technical CollegeCareer and technical
Ungraded0———
Kentucky TECH - Jefferson CampusCareer and technical
Ungraded0———
Outside School Day Program
Pre-K–120———
Pathfinder School of InnovationAlternativeMostly virtual
K–1291815.8——
Peace AcademyAlternative
Pre-K–121074.2——
St Joseph Children's HomeAlternative
K–9304.0——
Waller-Williams EnvironmentalSpecial educationFree meals for all
K–12644.7——

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.

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.

Sources

Address
3332 Newburg Rd, Louisville, KY 40218
Phone
(502)485-3011
Website