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The largest public high schools in Jefferson County, Kentucky

This ranking covers the largest public high schools in Jefferson County, Kentucky, drawn from 35 qualifying public high schools. Ballard High leads the list at 2,148, against a median of 888 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
35
Jefferson County, Kentucky
Top Students
2,148
Median Students
888
LARGEST · JEFFERSON COUNTY, KENTUCKY
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents
1Ballard HighLouisville, KYJefferson CountyHigh2,148
2duPont Manual HighLouisville, KYJefferson CountyHigh1,899
3Marion C. Moore SchoolLouisville, KYJefferson CountyHigh1,892
4Eastern HighMiddletown, KYJefferson CountyHigh1,790
5Pleasure Ridge Park HighLouisville, KYJefferson CountyHigh1,777
6Louisville Male HighLouisville, KYJefferson CountyHigh1,763
7Southern HighLouisville, KYJefferson CountyHigh1,725
8Fern Creek HighLouisville, KYJefferson CountyHigh1,525
9Atherton HighLouisville, KYJefferson CountyHigh1,466
10Fairdale HighFairdale, KYJefferson CountyHigh1,405
11Iroquois HighLouisville, KYJefferson CountyHigh1,301
12Butler Traditional HighLouisville, KYJefferson CountyHigh1,290
13Central High Magnet Career AcademyLouisville, KYJefferson CountyHigh1,256
14Seneca HighLouisville, KYJefferson CountyHigh1,255
15Doss HighLouisville, KYJefferson CountyHigh1,235
16Jeffersontown HighJeffersontown, KYJefferson CountyHigh1,196
17The Academy @ ShawneeLouisville, KYJefferson CountyHigh1,051
18Waggener HighLouisville, KYJefferson CountyHigh888
19Valley HighLouisville, KYJefferson CountyHigh850
20Newcomer AcademyLouisville, KYJefferson CountyHigh578
21W.E.B. DuBois AcademyLouisville, KYJefferson CountyHigh477
22Western HighLouisville, KYJefferson CountyHigh409
23The Phoenix School of DiscoveryLouisville, KYJefferson CountyHigh383
24Minor Daniels AcademyLouisville, KYJefferson CountyHigh184
25Liberty HighLouisville, KYJefferson CountyHigh100
26Breckinridge Metropolitan HighLouisville, KYJefferson CountyHigh84
27Mary Jo and William MacDonald MaryhurstLouisville, KYJefferson CountyHigh63
28Georgia Chaffee Teenage Parent ProgramFairdale, KYJefferson CountyHigh43
29Ahrens Educational Resource CenterLouisville, KYJefferson CountyHigh38
30The Brook-KMILouisville, KYJefferson CountyHigh29
31BrooklawnLouisville, KYJefferson CountyHigh28
32Boys & Girls HavenLouisville, KYJefferson CountyHigh20
33U of L PACT ProgramLouisville, KYJefferson CountyHigh19
34Mary Ryan AcademyLouisville, KYJefferson CountyHigh16
35AckerlyLouisville, KYJefferson CountyHigh4
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