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The largest public high schools in Kentucky

Across Kentucky, 305 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by total student enrollment, excluding online and virtual schools. Lafayette High School leads the list at 2,370, against a median of 538 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
305
Kentucky
Top Students
2,370
Median Students
538
LARGEST · KENTUCKY
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents
1Lafayette High SchoolLexington, KYFayette CountyHigh2,370
2Ballard HighLouisville, KYJefferson CountyHigh2,148
3Madison Central High SchoolRichmond, KYMadison CountyHigh2,107
4Larry A. Ryle High SchoolUnion, KYBoone CountyHigh2,077
5Bryan Station High SchoolLexington, KYFayette CountyHigh2,030
6Henry Clay High SchoolLexington, KYFayette CountyHigh1,939
7duPont Manual HighLouisville, KYJefferson CountyHigh1,899
8Simon Kenton High SchoolIndependence, KYKenton CountyHigh1,893
9Marion C. Moore SchoolLouisville, KYJefferson CountyHigh1,892
10McCracken County High SchoolPaducah, KYMcCracken CountyHigh1,882
11Henderson County High SchoolHenderson, KYHenderson CountyHigh1,852
12Central Hardin High SchoolCecilia, KYHardin CountyHigh1,831
13Paul Laurence Dunbar High SchoolLexington, KYFayette CountyHigh1,828
14Eastern HighMiddletown, KYJefferson CountyHigh1,790
15Pleasure Ridge Park HighLouisville, KYJefferson CountyHigh1,777
16Frederick Douglass High SchoolLexington, KYFayette CountyHigh1,770
17Louisville Male HighLouisville, KYJefferson CountyHigh1,763
18Daviess County High SchoolOwensboro, KYDaviess CountyHigh1,750
19Southern HighLouisville, KYJefferson CountyHigh1,725
20Tates Creek High SchoolLexington, KYFayette CountyHigh1,723
21Great Crossing High SchoolGeorgetown, KYScott CountyHigh1,677
22Bullitt East High SchoolMount Washington, KYBullitt CountyHigh1,664
23North Hardin High SchoolRadcliff, KYHardin CountyHigh1,593
24George Rogers Clark High SchoolWinchester, KYClark CountyHigh1,578
25South Warren High SchoolBowling Green, KYWarren CountyHigh1,548
26Oldham County High SchoolLa Grange, KYOldham CountyHigh1,547
27Fern Creek HighLouisville, KYJefferson CountyHigh1,525
28Campbell County High SchoolAlexandria, KYCampbell CountyHigh1,519
29Meade County High SchoolBrandenburg, KYMeade CountyHigh1,512
30Dixie Heights High SchoolFort Mitchell, KYKenton CountyHigh1,499
31Randall K. Cooper High SchoolUnion, KYBoone CountyHigh1,490
32Atherton HighLouisville, KYJefferson CountyHigh1,466
33Greenwood High SchoolBowling Green, KYWarren CountyHigh1,451
34Fairdale HighFairdale, KYJefferson CountyHigh1,405
35Conner High SchoolHebron, KYBoone CountyHigh1,400
36Scott County High SchoolGeorgetown, KYScott CountyHigh1,392
37Bowling Green High SchoolBowling Green, KYBowling Green IndependentHigh1,377
38Montgomery County High SchoolMount Sterling, KYMontgomery CountyHigh1,345
39Owensboro High SchoolOwensboro, KYOwensboro IndependentHigh1,342
40South Oldham High SchoolCrestwood, KYOldham CountyHigh1,304
41Iroquois HighLouisville, KYJefferson CountyHigh1,301
42Bullitt Central High SchoolShepherdsville, KYBullitt CountyHigh1,293
43Butler Traditional HighLouisville, KYJefferson CountyHigh1,290
44West Jessamine High SchoolNicholasville, KYJessamine CountyHigh1,272
45Apollo High SchoolOwensboro, KYDaviess CountyHigh1,265
46Central High Magnet Career AcademyLouisville, KYJefferson CountyHigh1,256
47Seneca HighLouisville, KYJefferson CountyHigh1,255
48Boone County High SchoolFlorence, KYBoone CountyHigh1,252
49North Laurel High SchoolLondon, KYLaurel CountyHigh1,252
50Doss HighLouisville, KYJefferson CountyHigh1,235
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