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Louisville, KY
Public School Ratings




Louisville Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Jefferson County School District details

Jefferson County School District
3332 Newburg Rd
Louisville, KY 40218

94,793 Students enrolled in District

172 Schools in District

15 Students Per Classroom (State average is 15)

Jefferson County School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Kentucky

2

(10 is best)

Better than 12.8% of all KY school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Better than 26.5% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

50 40 30 20 10 0
31%
43%
35%
47%
28%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Ackerly School
200 E Chestnut St
Louisville, KY, 40202
05-12
Ahrens Educational Resource Center School
546 S First St
Louisville, KY, 40202
12-12
Alex R. Kennedy Elementary School
4515 Taylorsville Rd
Louisville, KY, 40220
PK-05
Atherton High School
3000 Dundee Road
Louisville, KY, 40205
09-12
Atkinson Academy School
2811 Duncan Street
Louisville, KY, 40212
KG-05
Auburndale Elementary School
5749 New Cut Road
Louisville, KY, 40214
PK-05
Audubon Traditional Elementary School
1051 Hess Lane
Louisville, KY, 40217
KG-05
Ballard High School
6000 Brownsboro Road
Louisville, KY, 40222
09-12
Barret Traditional Middle School
2561 Grinstead Drive
Louisville, KY, 40206
06-08
Bates Elementary School
7601 Bardstown Road
Louisville, KY, 40291
KG-05
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 37.1% 75.7%
Black 38.9% 11.5%
Hispanic 18.2% 10.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 5.4% 2.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 58.9% 58.7%
Free lunch eligible 57.1% 56.0%
Reduced lunch eligible 1.8% 2.7%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,242 $876,068,000 47.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,057 $100,211,000 5.4%
Staff $1,812 $171,787,000 9.3%
General Administration $91 $8,659,000 0.5%
School Administration $1,326 $125,681,000 6.8%
Operation $1,549 $146,828,000 7.9%
Transportation $878 $83,211,000 4.5%
Other $636 $60,273,000 3.3%
Total Support $7,349 $696,650,000 37.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,916 $276,434,000 14.9%
Total Expenditures $19,507 $1,849,152,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,910 $5,200,739,000 51.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $727 $477,948,000 4.7%
Staff $736 $484,166,000 4.8%
General Administration $291 $191,384,000 1.9%
School Administration $768 $504,692,000 5.0%
Operation $1,171 $769,813,000 7.6%
Transportation $725 $476,816,000 4.7%
Other $397 $260,689,000 2.6%
Total Support $4,815 $3,165,508,000 31.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,706 $1,779,038,000 17.5%
Total Expenditures $15,431 $10,145,285,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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