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Largest Kentucky public schools by enrollment

Kentucky public schools ranked by total enrollment. Brick-and-mortar only; virtual schools excluded.

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KENTUCKY · LARGEST BY ENROLLMENT
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents
1Lafayette High SchoolLexingtonFayette CountyHigh2,370
2Ballard HighLouisvilleJefferson CountyHigh2,148
3Madison Central High SchoolRichmondMadison CountyHigh2,107
4Larry A. Ryle High SchoolUnionBoone CountyHigh2,077
5Bryan Station High SchoolLexingtonFayette CountyHigh2,030
6Henry Clay High SchoolLexingtonFayette CountyHigh1,939
7duPont Manual HighLouisvilleJefferson CountyHigh1,899
8Simon Kenton High SchoolIndependenceKenton CountyHigh1,893
9Marion C. Moore SchoolLouisvilleJefferson CountyHigh1,892
10McCracken County High SchoolPaducahMcCracken CountyHigh1,882
11Henderson County High SchoolHendersonHenderson CountyHigh1,852
12Central Hardin High SchoolCeciliaHardin CountyHigh1,831
13Paul Laurence Dunbar High SchoolLexingtonFayette CountyHigh1,828
14Eastern HighMiddletownJefferson CountyHigh1,790
15Pleasure Ridge Park HighLouisvilleJefferson CountyHigh1,777
16Frederick Douglass High SchoolLexingtonFayette CountyHigh1,770
17Louisville Male HighLouisvilleJefferson CountyHigh1,763
18Daviess County High SchoolOwensboroDaviess CountyHigh1,750
19Southern HighLouisvilleJefferson CountyHigh1,725
20Tates Creek High SchoolLexingtonFayette CountyHigh1,723
21Great Crossing High SchoolGeorgetownScott CountyHigh1,677
22Bullitt East High SchoolMount WashingtonBullitt CountyHigh1,664
23North Hardin High SchoolRadcliffHardin CountyHigh1,593
24George Rogers Clark High SchoolWinchesterClark CountyHigh1,578
25South Warren High SchoolBowling GreenWarren CountyHigh1,548
26Oldham County High SchoolLa GrangeOldham CountyHigh1,547
27Fern Creek HighLouisvilleJefferson CountyHigh1,525
28Campbell County High SchoolAlexandriaCampbell CountyHigh1,519
29Meade County High SchoolBrandenburgMeade CountyHigh1,512
30Dixie Heights High SchoolFort MitchellKenton CountyHigh1,499
31Randall K. Cooper High SchoolUnionBoone CountyHigh1,490
32Atherton HighLouisvilleJefferson CountyHigh1,466
33Greenwood High SchoolBowling GreenWarren CountyHigh1,451
34Fairdale HighFairdaleJefferson CountyHigh1,405
35Conner High SchoolHebronBoone CountyHigh1,400
36Scott County High SchoolGeorgetownScott CountyHigh1,392
37Bowling Green High SchoolBowling GreenBowling Green IndependentHigh1,377
38Montgomery County High SchoolMount SterlingMontgomery CountyHigh1,345
39Owensboro High SchoolOwensboroOwensboro IndependentHigh1,342
40Summit View AcademyIndependenceKenton CountyElementary1,324
41South Oldham High SchoolCrestwoodOldham CountyHigh1,304
42Iroquois HighLouisvilleJefferson CountyHigh1,301
43Bullitt Central High SchoolShepherdsvilleBullitt CountyHigh1,293
44Butler Traditional HighLouisvilleJefferson CountyHigh1,290
45West Jessamine High SchoolNicholasvilleJessamine CountyHigh1,272
46Apollo High SchoolOwensboroDaviess CountyHigh1,265
47Central High Magnet Career AcademyLouisvilleJefferson CountyHigh1,256
48Seneca HighLouisvilleJefferson CountyHigh1,255
49North Laurel High SchoolLondonLaurel CountyHigh1,252
50Boone County High SchoolFlorenceBoone CountyHigh1,252
Page 1 of 20 · 1,000 ranked. Total enrollment from NCES 2024-25. Virtual schools excluded.

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