Kentucky Education Facts

KDE's Kentucky Education Factsheet has recently been updated. It provides basic statistical information about Kentucky's schools, including number of schools, numbers of teachers and students, statewide education funding, etc.

*all numbers are for the 2008-09 school year unless otherwise noted

Number of school districts 174 (38 female superintendents; 136 male; 2 minorities)

Number of public schools (Does not include dependent districts Ft. Campbell and Ft. Knox, alternative schools or the Kentucky School for the Deaf and Kentucky School for the Blind)
1,233

Elementary -- 743
Middle -- 222
Elementary/middle -- 1
HIgh -- 224
Preschool-12 -- 8
Preschool -- 35
6th Grade -- 1
9th Grade -- 1

Number of public school teachers (actual headcount) 44,023
White -- 95.5%;
Minority -- 4.5%;
Male -- 21%;
Female -- 79%

Number of public school students 636,188

Ethnicity of public school students
White - 83%
African American - 10.7%
Hispanic - 2.9%
Asian - 1%
Native American - less than 1%
Other - 2.1%

Length of school year 187 days (includes 177 days of instruction; 4 days of professional development; 4 holidays; 2 planning days)

Number of employed certified staff, minus teachers (actual headcount) 7,906 [2009-10]

Average teacher salary $49,332

For national statistics, visit the National Center for Education Statistics at http://nces.ed.gov/.

Kentucky's public school system is directed by state statutes and regulations.