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Kentucky: the school districts with the highest share of Black students

137 districts

Kentucky public school districts ranked by the share of students who are Black or African American, from federal NCES enrollment data. Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to qualify.

#DistrictStateSchoolsStudentsBlack students% Black
1Paducah IndependentKY73,1031,20939.0%
2Jefferson CountyKY16795,12434,34836.1%
3Christian CountyKY188,6822,57029.6%
4Fayette CountyKY7342,1389,91123.5%
5Bowling Green IndependentKY104,7651,08022.7%
6Covington IndependentKY103,55778622.1%
7Newport IndependentKY41,29027321.2%
8Danville IndependentKY61,78728015.7%
9Owensboro IndependentKY105,03566113.1%
10Hardin CountyKY2614,5831,74512.0%
11Warren CountyKY3018,5592,16711.7%
12Mayfield IndependentKY32,06323411.3%
13Bardstown IndependentKY62,86932111.2%
14Erlanger-Elsmere IndependentKY82,43126110.7%
15Henderson CountyKY136,70769610.4%
16Elizabethtown IndependentKY72,45424710.1%
17Cloverport IndependentKY22,6852679.9%
18Campbellsville IndependentKY41,3601319.6%
19Franklin CountyKY146,1995879.5%
20Todd CountyKY71,8861608.5%
21Simpson CountyKY63,0802488.1%
22Boone CountyKY2720,5141,6137.9%
23Hopkins CountyKY146,2654957.9%
24Glasgow IndependentKY72,5111907.6%
25Mason CountyKY42,6681856.9%
26Scott CountyKY169,8306686.8%
27Trigg CountyKY51,9541316.7%
28Union CountyKY72,0861386.6%
29Jessamine CountyKY138,3315206.2%
30Murray IndependentKY41,9461196.1%
31Shelby CountyKY146,9854286.1%
32Washington CountyKY41,7301056.1%
33Caldwell CountyKY41,8791105.9%
34Marion CountyKY83,0361775.8%
35McCracken CountyKY136,7803755.5%
36Clark CountyKY105,5522935.3%
37Middlesboro IndependentKY51,168585.0%
38Madison CountyKY2011,1325004.5%
39Eminence IndependentKY21,006444.4%
40Hazard IndependentKY31,016444.3%
41Daviess CountyKY2310,9484554.2%
42Woodford CountyKY84,0641684.1%
43Kenton CountyKY1813,8345433.9%
44Ashland IndependentKY93,0831123.6%
45Adair CountyKY52,585793.1%
46Mercer CountyKY62,674843.1%
47Bullitt CountyKY2413,0073652.8%
48Logan CountyKY73,443962.8%
49Ballard CountyKY41,015262.6%
50Oldham CountyKY1912,0383082.6%

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