Total enrollment
42,175
+526 (+1%) vs SY 2017-18
82 schools in Lexington
Kentucky · Public K-12
Across the city, Lexington hosts 82 public K-12 schools teaching roughly 42,175 Kentucky students (about 514 per campus).
7-year change in Lexington
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
74
+4 (+6%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
42%
was 51%
% Hispanic
22%
was 16%
% Black
24%
was 23%
% Asian
5%
was 5%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
About Lexington
Lexington is a high-population Kentucky city in terms of public-school footprint, with 82 schools and 42,175 students total.
In terms of grade levels, the city covers 44 elementary, 12 middle, 25 high, and 1 other.
Schools in Lexington average about 514 students each, 10% above the Kentucky norm.
Looking at the last 7 years. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment held roughly steady: 41,649 students in SY 2017-18 versus 42,175 in SY 2024-25. Lexington now counts 74 public schools, up from 70 in SY 2017-18. On the demographic side, White enrollment moved from 51% to 42% over the same window.
On this page, the community for Lexington discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Parents, students, and educators in the area can post or comment.