Total enrollment
8,087
-132 (-2%) vs SY 2020-21
20 schools in Christian County
Kentucky · 8,682 students · 4 cities
Christian County, Kentucky runs 20 public K-12 schools today, teaching approximately 8,682 students across 9 elementary, 2 middle, and 6 high.
4-year change in Christian County
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
17
+1 (+6%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Christian County ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Kentucky | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.8% | #100 of 139 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 8,682 | #12 of 158 | #1,083 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 18 | #11 of 158 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #120 of 158 | #6,620 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 69.4% | #41 of 158 | #1,988 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.0% | #8 of 137 | #859 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Christian County
State test results across the district's 11 scored schools run from Crofton Elementary School at 50.1% proficient to Freedom Elementary School at 21.4%, a gap of 28.6 points. That is the 31st widest gap among 101 Kentucky districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 15 district schools that reported both years went from 8,127 to 7,672 students (down 6%) and from 452 to 478 full-time teachers (up 6%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About Christian County
Christian County is a medium-population Kentucky school district running 20 schools with combined enrollment near 8,682.
For a sense of the school types, Christian County is made up of 9 elementary, 2 middle, 6 high schools, and 3 combined or other.
Over the past 4-year window. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment stayed largely flat: 8,219 students in SY 2020-21 versus 8,087 in SY 2024-25. Christian County now counts 17 public schools, up from 16 in SY 2020-21.
On allk12, the community for Christian County discusses school events, board meetings, and seasonal calendars. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.