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Kentucky: the counties with the highest-performing public schools

109 counties

Kentucky public school districts ranked by enrollment-weighted state-assessment proficiency across the county. Counties need at least 3 schools and 1,000 students to qualify.

#CountyStateSchoolsStudents% Proficient
1Leslie CountyKY51,53858.9%
2Oldham CountyKY1912,03858.5%
3Calloway CountyKY124,96657.1%
4Laurel CountyKY199,22056.3%
5Whitley CountyKY197,32456.2%
6Monroe CountyKY51,85654.9%
7Pulaski CountyKY189,98954.4%
8Clay CountyKY102,92853.4%
9Boyle CountyKY124,81053.2%
10McCracken CountyKY209,88353.2%
11Johnson CountyKY104,04452.5%
12Pike CountyKY228,64451.9%
13Campbell CountyKY2211,16851.4%
14Henderson CountyKY136,70750.2%
15Woodford CountyKY84,06449.8%
16Graves CountyKY135,96949.6%
17Knox CountyKY185,27649.6%
18Madison CountyKY2312,10349.6%
19Boone CountyKY3222,39449.1%
20Marion CountyKY83,03647.6%
21Ohio CountyKY103,72647.3%
22Spencer CountyKY63,34147.2%
23Edmonson CountyKY51,85447.0%
24Ballard CountyKY41,01546.7%
25Jackson CountyKY81,99746.6%
26Russell CountyKY53,02446.4%
27Meade CountyKY105,00146.3%
28Mercer CountyKY73,19945.8%
29Perry CountyKY124,43245.8%
30Knott CountyKY72,04845.6%
31Fayette CountyKY7342,14245.5%
32Kenton CountyKY4122,22545.5%
33Livingston CountyKY41,02045.5%
34Garrard CountyKY52,50345.4%
35Bell CountyKY134,13545.2%
36Anderson CountyKY63,63344.9%
37Grayson CountyKY74,03044.9%
38Wolfe CountyKY71,07244.5%
39Rockcastle CountyKY62,79244.2%
40Caldwell CountyKY41,87944.1%
41Daviess CountyKY3315,98344.0%
42Marshall CountyKY114,30244.0%
43Hancock CountyKY51,44943.9%
44Jessamine CountyKY138,33143.9%
45Warren CountyKY4023,32443.7%
46Harlan CountyKY134,31043.3%
47Hardin CountyKY3317,03743.2%
48Montgomery CountyKY84,44243.2%
49Crittenden CountyKY31,27242.7%
50Scott CountyKY179,86342.7%

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