| Rank | Average Education Index ▼ | School District / Population |
| 1. | 16.31 | Anchorage Independent School District / 2,552 |
| 2. | 14.87 | Beechwood Independent School District / 5,845 |
| 3. | 14.49 | Fort Thomas Independent School District / 16,172 |
| 4. | 14.15 | Fayette County School District / 288,045 |
| 5. | 14.07 | Murray Independent School District / 10,779 |
| 6. | 14.07 | Oldham County School District / 58,784 |
| 7. | 13.77 | Kenton County School District / 97,081 |
| 8. | 13.74 | Berea Independent School District / 6,195 |
| 9. | 13.73 | Woodford County School District / 24,523 |
| 10. | 13.70 | Pikeville Independent School District / 6,629 |
| 11. | 13.68 | Boone County School District / 108,757 |
| 12. | 13.64 | Fort Knox Dependent Schools / 13,281 |
| 13. | 13.53 | Jefferson County School District / 726,900 |
| 14. | 13.44 | Campbell County School District / 40,572 |
| 15. | 13.42 | Warren County School District / 83,208 |
| 16. | 13.41 | Scott County School District / 44,868 |
| 17. | 13.39 | McCracken County School District / 44,257 |
| 18. | 13.37 | Jessamine County School District / 47,073 |
| 19. | 13.34 | Southgate Independent School District / 3,704 |
| 20. | 13.34 | Franklin County School District / 44,319 |
| 21. | 13.31 | Madison County School District / 75,385 |
| 22. | 13.23 | Russell Independent School District / 12,378 |
| 23. | 13.22 | Burgin Independent School District / 2,601 |
| 24. | 13.19 | Walton-Verona Independent School District / 5,966 |
| 25. | 13.19 | Elizabethtown Independent School District / 10,536 |
| 26. | 13.18 | Daviess County School District / 67,177 |
| 27. | 13.18 | Calloway County School District / 25,984 |
| 28. | 13.14 | Erlanger-Elsmere Independent School District / 17,077 |
| 29. | 13.12 | Hardin County School District / 81,479 |
| 30. | 13.11 | Fort Campbell Dependent Schools / 13,170 |
| 31. | 13.10 | Boyle County School District / 15,009 |
| 32. | 13.06 | Bowling Green Independent School District / 26,567 |
| 33. | 13.06 | Bellevue Independent School District / 6,006 |
| 34. | 13.05 | Shelby County School District / 40,899 |
| 35. | 13.02 | Ashland Independent School District / 22,024 |
| 36. | 13.02 | Raceland-Worthington Independent School District / 4,460 |
| 37. | 12.97 | Anderson County School District / 21,080 |
| 38. | 12.95 | Danville Independent School District / 13,236 |
| 39. | 12.89 | Hazard Independent School District / 4,834 |
| 40. | 12.87 | Frankfort Independent School District / 4,748 |
| 41. | 12.84 | Rowan County School District / 23,075 |
| 42. | 12.83 | Spencer County School District / 16,582 |
| 43. | 12.79 | Ludlow Independent School District / 4,960 |
| 44. | 12.77 | Bourbon County School District / 14,166 |
| 45. | 12.76 | Henderson County School District / 45,943 |
| 46. | 12.72 | Boyd County School District / 23,566 |
| 47. | 12.71 | Trigg County School District / 14,117 |
| 48. | 12.71 | Nelson County School District / 29,357 |
| 49. | 12.71 | Paducah Independent School District / 20,960 |
| 50. | 12.69 | Paintsville Independent School District / 3,905 |
| 51. | 12.68 | Bardstown Independent School District / 13,166 |
| 52. | 12.68 | Clark County School District / 35,305 |
| 53. | 12.68 | Christian County School District / 59,508 |
| 54. | 12.67 | Marshall County School District / 31,386 |
| 55. | 12.65 | Owen County School District / 10,928 |
| 56. | 12.60 | Mercer County School District / 18,671 |
| 57. | 12.59 | Corbin Independent School District / 9,825 |
| 58. | 12.57 | Newport Independent School District / 15,603 |
| 59. | 12.56 | Owensboro Independent School District / 28,221 |
| 60. | 12.55 | Meade County School District / 23,631 |
| 61. | 12.55 | Caldwell County School District / 12,934 |
| 62. | 12.54 | Union County School District / 15,077 |
| 63. | 12.52 | Hancock County School District / 8,555 |
| 64. | 12.50 | Bullitt County School District / 72,515 |
| 65. | 12.47 | Graves County School District / 27,305 |
| 66. | 12.47 | Simpson County School District / 17,214 |
| 67. | 12.46 | Ballard County School District / 8,225 |
| 68. | 12.44 | Harlan Independent School District / 3,026 |
| 69. | 12.44 | Taylor County School District / 15,601 |
| 70. | 12.42 | Harrison County School District / 18,761 |
| 71. | 12.41 | Lyon County School District / 8,367 |
| 72. | 12.41 | Paris Independent School District / 5,781 |
| 73. | 12.41 | Covington Independent School District / 33,071 |
| 74. | 12.39 | Barren County School District / 27,023 |
| 75. | 12.39 | Henry County School District / 12,746 |
| 76. | 12.39 | Hopkins County School District / 44,233 |
| 77. | 12.38 | Hickman County School District / 4,949 |
| 78. | 12.37 | Mason County School District / 17,362 |
| 79. | 12.36 | Williamsburg Independent School District / 5,409 |
| 80. | 12.35 | Washington County School District / 11,593 |
| 81. | 12.35 | Somerset Independent School District / 9,658 |
| 82. | 12.31 | Trimble County School District / 8,872 |
| 83. | 12.31 | Grant County School District / 21,025 |
| 84. | 12.31 | Pulaski County School District / 50,666 |
| 85. | 12.30 | Pulaski County School District for Science Hill ISD / 1,738 |
| 85. | 12.30 | Science Hill Independent School District / 1,738 |
| 87. | 12.30 | Livingston County School District / 9,514 |
| 88. | 12.26 | Garrard County School District / 16,842 |
| 89. | 12.26 | Fairview Independent School District / 3,740 |
| 90. | 12.26 | Montgomery County School District / 25,908 |
| 91. | 12.23 | Mayfield Independent School District / 9,653 |
| 92. | 12.23 | Marion County School District / 19,619 |
| 93. | 12.21 | Fleming County School District / 14,318 |
| 94. | 12.21 | Eminence Independent School District / 2,728 |
| 95. | 12.19 | Larue County School District / 14,080 |
| 96. | 12.18 | Glasgow Independent School District / 11,826 |
| 97. | 12.18 | Dayton Independent School District / 5,390 |
| 98. | 12.16 | Jenkins Independent School District / 3,544 |
| 99. | 12.15 | McLean County School District / 9,635 |
| 100. | 12.15 | Carlisle County School District / 5,126 |
| 101. | 12.15 | Laurel County School District / 57,210 |
| 102. | 12.15 | Pendleton County School District / 14,894 |
| 103. | 12.12 | Fulton County School District / 3,692 |
| 104. | 12.11 | Muhlenberg County School District / 31,541 |
| 105. | 12.10 | Logan County School District / 20,664 |
| 106. | 12.09 | Silver Grove Independent School District / 1,569 |
| 107. | 12.08 | Greenup County School District / 20,124 |
| 108. | 12.07 | Williamstown Independent School District / 3,579 |
| 109. | 12.05 | Fulton Independent School District / 3,166 |
| 110. | 12.05 | Russell County School District / 17,445 |
| 111. | 12.00 | Name N/A / 3,539 |
| 112. | 12.00 | Bath County School District / 11,565 |
| 113. | 11.99 | Crittenden County School District / 9,313 |
| 114. | 11.97 | Allen County School District / 19,688 |
| 115. | 11.97 | Green County School District / 11,377 |
| 116. | 11.96 | Dawson Springs Independent School District / 2,653 |
| 117. | 11.96 | Nicholas County School District / 7,136 |
| 118. | 11.95 | Carroll County School District / 10,703 |
| 119. | 11.94 | Adair County School District / 18,542 |
| 120. | 11.93 | Letcher County School District / 20,918 |
| 121. | 11.92 | Caverna Independent School District / 5,739 |
| 122. | 11.92 | Bracken County School District / 6,769 |
| 123. | 11.91 | Breckinridge County School District / 18,430 |
| 124. | 11.91 | Monroe County School District / 11,089 |
| 125. | 11.90 | Todd County School District / 12,307 |
| 126. | 11.90 | Ohio County School District / 23,837 |
| 127. | 11.90 | Webster County School District / 13,734 |
| 128. | 11.89 | Carter County School District / 27,821 |
| 129. | 11.88 | Edmonson County School District / 12,086 |
| 130. | 11.85 | Lincoln County School District / 24,779 |
| 131. | 11.84 | Middlesboro Independent School District / 10,405 |
| 132. | 11.82 | Laurel County School District for East Bernstadt ISD / 945 |
| 132. | 11.82 | East Bernstadt Independent School District / 945 |
| 134. | 11.81 | Floyd County School District / 39,949 |
| 135. | 11.79 | Morgan County School District / 14,055 |
| 136. | 11.79 | Knott County School District / 16,587 |
| 137. | 11.79 | Butler County School District / 12,763 |
| 138. | 11.76 | Augusta Independent School District / 1,710 |
| 139. | 11.74 | Gallatin County School District / 8,428 |
| 140. | 11.74 | Barbourville Independent School District / 2,750 |
| 141. | 11.74 | Grayson County School District / 25,540 |
| 142. | 11.74 | Lawrence County School District / 15,841 |
| 143. | 11.74 | Rockcastle County School District / 17,075 |
| 144. | 11.71 | Pike County School District / 58,680 |
| 145. | 11.69 | Powell County School District / 12,786 |
| 146. | 11.68 | Harlan County School District / 26,662 |
| 147. | 11.66 | Menifee County School District / 6,427 |
| 148. | 11.64 | Wayne County School District / 17,237 |
| 149. | 11.64 | Campbellsville Independent School District / 8,646 |
| 150. | 11.63 | Cumberland County School District / 6,931 |
| 151. | 11.61 | West Point Independent School District / 856 |
| 151. | 11.61 | Elizabethtown Independent School District for West Point ISD / 856 |
| 153. | 11.60 | Casey County School District / 15,939 |
| 154. | 11.60 | Bell County School District / 15,935 |
| 155. | 11.59 | Pineville Independent School District / 2,453 |
| 156. | 11.57 | Magoffin County School District / 13,294 |
| 157. | 11.55 | Jackson Independent School District / 1,116 |
| 158. | 11.55 | Cloverport Independent School District / 1,463 |
| 159. | 11.54 | Perry County School District / 23,905 |
| 160. | 11.53 | Elliott County School District / 7,493 |
| 161. | 11.53 | Robertson County School District / 2,278 |
| 162. | 11.52 | Hart County School District / 15,298 |
| 163. | 11.52 | Martin County School District / 13,138 |
| 164. | 11.52 | Lewis County School District / 13,968 |
| 165. | 11.50 | Johnson County School District / 19,420 |
| 166. | 11.49 | McCreary County School District / 18,122 |
| 167. | 11.43 | Whitley County School District / 21,716 |
| 168. | 11.43 | Metcalfe County School District / 10,130 |
| 169. | 11.42 | Breathitt County School District / 13,086 |
| 170. | 11.40 | Estill County School District / 14,733 |
| 171. | 11.36 | Lee County School District / 7,865 |
| 172. | 11.35 | Russellville Independent School District / 6,174 |
| 173. | 11.23 | Knox County School District / 28,071 |
| 174. | 11.17 | Jackson County School District / 13,560 |
| 175. | 11.08 | Leslie County School District / 11,470 |
| 176. | 11.03 | Clay County School District / 22,197 |
| 177. | 11.01 | Monticello Independent School District / 3,479 |
| 178. | 10.97 | Wolfe County School District / 7,315 |
| 179. | 10.96 | Owsley County School District / 4,742 |
| 180. | 10.92 | Clinton County School District / 10,161 |
Please note that we only rank locations with 'Average Education Index' data. The rank above might not be a complete list. Locations without 'Average Education Index' data are not listed.
*ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.
