| Rank | Public School Performance ▲ | School District / Population |
| 1. |  | Anchorage Independent School District / 2,240 |
| 2. | | Fort Thomas Independent School District / 16,203 |
| 3. | | Fort Knox Dependent Schools / 11,447 |
| 3. | | Laurel County School District for East Bernstadt ISD / 1,407 |
| 3. | | Pulaski County School District for Science Hill ISD / 2,234 |
| 3. | | Elizabethtown Independent School District for West Point ISD / 997 |
| 3. | | Fort Campbell Dependent Schools / 14,079 |
| 8. | | Beechwood Independent School District / 6,136 |
| 9. | | Oldham County School District / 61,711 |
| 10. | | Science Hill Independent School District / 2,234 |
| 11. | | Corbin Independent School District / 10,328 |
| 12. | | Hancock County School District / 8,654 |
| 13. | | Graves County School District / 27,809 |
| 14. | | Walton-Verona Independent School District / 5,990 |
| 15. | | Boone County School District / 117,040 |
| 16. | | Murray Independent School District / 10,502 |
| 17. |  | Pikeville Independent School District / 7,003 |
| 18. | | Cloverport Independent School District / 1,476 |
| 19. | | Harlan Independent School District / 3,099 |
| 20. | | Campbell County School District / 42,589 |
| 21. | | McCracken County School District / 45,772 |
| 22. | | Glasgow Independent School District / 12,573 |
| 23. | | Fayette County School District / 304,473 |
| 24. | | Russell County School District / 17,646 |
| 25. | | Jackson Independent School District / 1,016 |
| 26. | | Russell Independent School District / 12,415 |
| 27. | | Bowling Green Independent School District / 26,627 |
| 28. | | Elizabethtown Independent School District / 11,484 |
| 29. | | Marion County School District / 19,965 |
| 30. |  | Woodford County School District / 25,151 |
| 31. | | Paintsville Independent School District / 3,667 |
| 32. | | Trigg County School District / 14,277 |
| 33. | | Hazard Independent School District / 5,047 |
| 34. | | Warren County School District / 90,542 |
| 35. | | Williamstown Independent School District / 3,830 |
| 36. | | Calloway County School District / 27,479 |
| 37. | | Williamsburg Independent School District / 5,582 |
| 38. | | Daviess County School District / 67,692 |
| 39. | | Larue County School District / 14,149 |
| 40. | | Marshall County School District / 31,223 |
| 41. | | Muhlenberg County School District / 31,391 |
| 42. | | Boyle County School District / 15,444 |
| 43. | | Scott County School District / 49,167 |
| 44. | | Whitley County School District / 20,726 |
| 45. | | McLean County School District / 9,510 |
| 46. | | Owensboro Independent School District / 29,939 |
| 47. | | Rockcastle County School District / 16,965 |
| 48. | | Ohio County School District / 23,956 |
| 49. | | Pulaski County School District / 52,235 |
| 50. | | Ballard County School District / 8,274 |
| 51. | | Anderson County School District / 21,664 |
| 52. | | Caldwell County School District / 12,880 |
| 53. | | Kenton County School District / 101,128 |
| 54. | | Eminence Independent School District / 3,128 |
| 55. | | Lyon County School District / 8,415 |
| 56. | | Jessamine County School District / 49,601 |
| 57. | | Logan County School District / 21,118 |
| 58. | | Green County School District / 11,186 |
| 59. | | Dawson Springs Independent School District / 2,531 |
| 60. | | Monroe County School District / 10,837 |
| 61. |  | Johnson County School District / 19,723 |
| 62. | | Taylor County School District / 16,219 |
| 63. | | Washington County School District / 11,871 |
| 64. | | Adair County School District / 19,032 |
| 65. | | Mayfield Independent School District / 9,642 |
| 66. | | Hart County School District / 15,718 |
| 67. | | Henderson County School District / 46,394 |
| 68. | | Mason County School District / 17,398 |
| 69. | | Meade County School District / 25,180 |
| 70. | | Somerset Independent School District / 9,036 |
| 71. | | Hickman County School District / 4,790 |
| 72. | | Madison County School District / 78,443 |
| 73. | | Clinton County School District / 10,192 |
| 74. | | Crittenden County School District / 9,254 |
| 75. | | Laurel County School District / 58,128 |
| 76. | | Grant County School District / 20,837 |
| 77. | | Rowan County School District / 23,485 |
| 78. | | Pike County School District / 57,377 |
| 79. | | Pendleton County School District / 14,642 |
| 80. | | Floyd County School District / 39,087 |
| 81. | | Casey County School District / 16,002 |
| 82. | | Wayne County School District / 20,728 |
| 83. | | Ludlow Independent School District / 5,172 |
| 84. | | Ashland Independent School District / 21,426 |
| 85. | | Bardstown Independent School District / 13,059 |
| 86. | | Bourbon County School District / 14,349 |
| 87. | | Danville Independent School District / 13,706 |
| 88. |  | Paris Independent School District / 5,623 |
| 89. | | Shelby County School District / 43,581 |
| 90. | | Clark County School District / 35,633 |
| 91. | | Southgate Independent School District / 3,747 |
| 92. | | Barbourville Independent School District / 2,839 |
| 93. | | Webster County School District / 13,454 |
| 94. | | Barren County School District / 26,977 |
| 95. | | Erlanger-Elsmere Independent School District / 16,495 |
| 96. | | Hardin County School District / 87,660 |
| 97. | | Breckinridge County School District / 18,600 |
| 98. | | Allen County School District / 20,219 |
| 99. | | Breathitt County School District / 12,647 |
| 100. | | Grayson County School District / 25,934 |
| 101. | | Franklin County School District / 45,043 |
| 102. | | Garrard County School District / 16,880 |
| 103. | | Carlisle County School District / 5,031 |
| 104. | | Harrison County School District / 18,643 |
| 105. | | Jefferson County School District / 749,245 |
| 106. | | Boyd County School District / 23,871 |
| 107. | | Bell County School District / 16,160 |
| 108. | | Edmonson County School District / 12,137 |
| 109. | | Morgan County School District / 13,522 |
| 110. | | Owen County School District / 10,740 |
| 111. | | Frankfort Independent School District / 4,466 |
| 112. | | East Bernstadt Independent School District / 1,407 |
| 113. | | Perry County School District / 23,214 |
| 114. | | Burgin Independent School District / 2,915 |
| 115. |  | Fleming County School District / 14,505 |
| 116. | | Todd County School District / 12,499 |
| 117. | | Magoffin County School District / 13,076 |
| 118. | | Lewis County School District / 13,848 |
| 119. | | Simpson County School District / 17,551 |
| 120. | | Carroll County School District / 10,871 |
| 121. | | Hopkins County School District / 44,153 |
| 122. | | Paducah Independent School District / 19,773 |
| 123. | | Middlesboro Independent School District / 10,154 |
| 124. | | Bracken County School District / 7,044 |
| 125. | | Campbellsville Independent School District / 8,840 |
| 126. | | Mercer County School District / 18,396 |
| 127. | | Russellville Independent School District / 5,726 |
| 128. | | Raceland-Worthington Independent School District / 4,788 |
| 129. | | Wolfe County School District / 7,273 |
| 130. |  | Montgomery County School District / 26,983 |
| 131. | | Lincoln County School District / 24,546 |
| 132. | | McCreary County School District / 18,073 |
| 133. | | Knott County School District / 16,139 |
| 134. | | Berea Independent School District / 7,042 |
| 135. | | Augusta Independent School District / 1,415 |
| 136. | | Bullitt County School District / 76,093 |
| 137. | | Leslie County School District / 11,128 |
| 138. | | Pineville Independent School District / 1,920 |
| 139. | | Spencer County School District / 17,419 |
| 140. | | Union County School District / 15,192 |
| 141. | | Butler County School District / 12,797 |
| 142. | | Nelson County School District / 31,195 |
| 143. | | Estill County School District / 14,547 |
| 144. | | Letcher County School District / 20,717 |
| 145. | | Metcalfe County School District / 10,025 |
| 146. | | Clay County School District / 21,446 |
| 147. | | Gallatin County School District / 8,554 |
| 148. | | Carter County School District / 27,439 |
| 149. | | Livingston County School District / 9,443 |
| 150. | | Christian County School District / 60,380 |
| 151. | | Cumberland County School District / 6,829 |
| 152. | | Bath County School District / 11,870 |
| 153. | | Bellevue Independent School District / 5,817 |
| 154. | | Henry County School District / 12,299 |
| 155. | | Fulton Independent School District / 2,559 |
| 156. |  | Harlan County School District / 25,645 |
| 157. | | Powell County School District / 12,552 |
| 158. | | Trimble County School District / 8,816 |
| 159. | | Fairview Independent School District / 3,945 |
| 160. | | Jackson County School District / 13,370 |
| 161. | | Lee County School District / 7,681 |
| 162. | | Menifee County School District / 6,337 |
| 163. | | Fulton County School District / 3,991 |
| 164. | | Martin County School District / 12,750 |
| 165. | | Nicholas County School District / 7,064 |
| 166. | | Greenup County School District / 19,453 |
| 167. | | Silver Grove Independent School District / 1,652 |
| 168. |  | Owsley County School District / 4,686 |
| 169. | | Jenkins Independent School District / 3,248 |
| 170. | | Caverna Independent School District / 5,850 |
| 171. | | Robertson County School District / 2,239 |
| 172. | | Monticello Independent School District / 3,891 |
| 173. | | Lawrence County School District / 15,850 |
| 174. | | West Point Independent School District / 997 |
| 175. | | Dayton Independent School District / 5,498 |
| 176. | | Newport Independent School District / 15,762 |
| 177. | | Knox County School District / 27,939 |
| 178. | | Elliott County School District / 7,781 |
| 179. | | Covington Independent School District / 32,984 |
Please note that we only rank locations with 'Public School Performance' data. The rank above might not be a complete list. Locations without 'Public School Performance' data are not listed.
