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Kentucky: the highest-poverty school districts

158 districts

Kentucky public school districts ranked by the share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to qualify. The median ranked district is at 61.3%. Showing ranks 51 to 100.

#DistrictStateSchoolsStudentsStudents on FRL% FRL
51Adair CountyKY52,5851,72966.9%
52Morgan CountyKY81,7691,17966.6%
53Leslie CountyKY51,5381,02266.4%
54Campbellsville IndependentKY41,36089465.7%
55Paducah IndependentKY73,1032,03465.5%
56Mason CountyKY42,6681,74165.3%
57Ohio CountyKY103,7262,42765.1%
58Carter CountyKY113,9802,57564.7%
59Ludlow IndependentKY283153864.7%
60Simpson CountyKY63,0801,99264.7%
61Somerset IndependentKY31,7621,13764.5%
62Rockcastle CountyKY62,7921,79364.2%
63Garrard CountyKY52,5031,59763.8%
64Johnson CountyKY83,2922,09763.7%
65Pulaski CountyKY147,7294,89963.4%
66Union CountyKY72,0861,31463.0%
67Glasgow IndependentKY72,5111,57762.8%
68Berea IndependentKY397160962.7%
69Nicholas CountyKY21,08067662.6%
70Ashland IndependentKY93,0831,92562.4%
71Bourbon CountyKY62,5571,59562.4%
72Green CountyKY41,6751,04662.4%
73Bellevue IndependentKY255134362.3%
74Lawrence CountyKY62,2871,42262.2%
75Muhlenberg CountyKY94,8463,00462.0%
76Warren CountyKY3018,55911,47861.8%
77Greenup CountyKY72,5091,54761.7%
78Clark CountyKY105,5523,42261.6%
79Grayson CountyKY74,0302,47161.3%
80Jefferson CountyKY16795,12458,30161.3%
81Mercer CountyKY62,6741,64061.3%
82Rowan CountyKY113,4512,10861.1%
83Allen CountyKY53,1381,91060.9%
84Webster CountyKY62,1651,31760.8%
85Hickman CountyKY275946060.6%
86Washington CountyKY41,7301,04760.5%
87Williamstown IndependentKY485951960.4%
88Breckinridge CountyKY62,6771,61460.3%
89Edmonson CountyKY51,8541,11760.2%
90Crittenden CountyKY31,27276360.0%
91Bowling Green IndependentKY104,7652,84459.7%
92Caldwell CountyKY41,8791,12259.7%
93Todd CountyKY71,8861,12559.7%
94Calloway CountyKY83,0201,79559.6%
95Taylor CountyKY52,7041,61059.5%
96Montgomery CountyKY84,4422,63459.3%
97Pendleton CountyKY42,1301,25759.0%
98Boyd CountyKY82,9941,76158.8%
99Marion CountyKY83,0361,78158.7%
100Ballard CountyKY41,01559458.5%

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