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The highest-poverty public K-12 schools in Kentucky

15 public K-12 schools in Kentucky appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public K-12 schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Pineville Independent School leads the list at 83.1%, against a median of 68.6% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked
15
Kentucky
Top % FRL
83.1%
Median % FRL
68.6%
HIGHEST POVERTY · KENTUCKY
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1Pineville Independent SchoolPineville, KYPineville IndependentCombined53183.1%
2Williamsburg City SchoolWilliamsburg, KYWilliamsburg IndependentCombined83381.8%
3Cordia SchoolHazard, KYKnott CountyCombined18581.6%
4Buckhorn SchoolBuckhorn, KYPerry CountyCombined32080.9%
5Jenkins Independent SchoolJenkins, KYJenkins IndependentCombined45377.9%
6College View CampusElizabethtown, KYHardin CountyCombined21077.1%
7Fulton Independent SchoolFulton, KYFulton IndependentCombined29373.7%
8Barbourville City SchoolBarbourville, KYBarbourville IndependentCombined75568.6%
9Robertson County SchoolMount Olivet, KYRobertson CountyCombined45366.9%
10Cloverport Independent SchoolCloverport, KYCloverport IndependentCombined27366.3%
11Jackson City SchoolJackson, KYJackson IndependentCombined37160.4%
12Peace AcademyLouisville, KYJefferson CountyCombined10759.8%
13Augusta Independent SchoolAugusta, KYAugusta IndependentCombined33455.1%
14Burgin Independent SchoolBurgin, KYBurgin IndependentCombined52547.6%
15J. Graham Brown SchoolLouisville, KYJefferson CountyCombined80029.3%
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