The public K-12 schools with the highest share of Black students in Kentucky
Across Kentucky, 15 public K-12 schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students who are Black or African American, from federal NCES enrollment data. Peace Academy leads the list at 35.5%, against a median of 0.7% 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.
| # | School | City | % Black |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peace Academy | Louisville, KY | 35.5%(38) |
| 2 | Fulton Independent School | Fulton, KY | 33.8%(99) |
| 3 | J. Graham Brown School | Louisville, KY | 23.6%(189) |
| 4 | College View Campus | Elizabethtown, KY | 22.9%(48) |
| 5 | Pineville Independent School | Pineville, KY | 2.5%(13) |
| 6 | Barbourville City School | Barbourville, KY | 2.4%(18) |
| 7 | Augusta Independent School | Augusta, KY | 0.9%(3) |
| 8 | Cloverport Independent School | Cloverport, KY | 0.7%(2) |
| 9 | Williamsburg City School | Williamsburg, KY | 0.6%(5) |
| 10 | Cordia School | Hazard, KY | 0.5%(1) |
| 11 | Burgin Independent School | Burgin, KY | 0.4%(2) |
| 12 | Jackson City School | Jackson, KY | 0.3%(1) |
| 13 | Jenkins Independent School | Jenkins, KY | 0.2%(1) |
| 14 | Robertson County School | Mount Olivet, KY | 0.2%(1) |
| 15 | Buckhorn School | Buckhorn, KY | 0.0%(0) |
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Racial and ethnic enrollment shares are factual figures reported by each school to the federal government (NCES). This list describes the composition of student bodies and is not an evaluation or endorsement of any school.
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