Total enrollment
42,175
+951 (+2%) vs SY 2020-21
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 school).
4-year change in Lexington
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
74
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
Residents
·
all ages · ACS 5-yr
Students
42,175
public K-12 · NCES
Schools
82
public K-12
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 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment held roughly steady: 41,224 students in SY 2020-21 versus 42,175 in SY 2024-25.
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.