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Best School Counties in Kentucky 2026

Ranked by graduation rates, per-pupil spending, and educational attainment.

Top 10 — Schools in Kentucky

Score reflects schools only — not overall county quality.

1Knott County, KY
81.3
2Johnson County, KY
80.6
3Carroll County, KY
79.5
4Bell County, KY
77.1
5Campbell County, KY
75.8
6Rockcastle County, KY
75.3
7Calloway County, KY
75.2
8Monroe County, KY
75
9McCreary County, KY
74.6
10Wolfe County, KY
74

All Kentucky Counties — Schools Rankings

120 counties ranked by schools score. Overall Score shown for context.

#CountySchools ScoreOverall Score
1Knott County, KY
81.3
67.8
2Johnson County, KY
80.6
67.4
3Carroll County, KY
79.5
59.7
4Bell County, KY
77.1
53
5Campbell County, KY
75.8
50.3
6Rockcastle County, KY
75.3
72.7
7Calloway County, KY
75.2
55
8Monroe County, KY
75
66.2
9McCreary County, KY
74.6
69
10Wolfe County, KY
74
71
11Martin County, KY
73.9
67.3
12Cumberland County, KY
72.3
70.5
13Elliott County, KY
72.2
72.6
14Whitley County, KY
71.5
64.4
15Hickman County, KY
70.7
67.9
16Marion County, KY
70.5
62.5
17Taylor County, KY
70.3
60
18Union County, KY
69.9
60.1
19Clark County, KY
69.5
47.5
20Leslie County, KY
69.3
70.1
21Boyd County, KY
68.9
45.1
22Mercer County, KY
68.7
60.1
23Oldham County, KY
68
57.1
24McLean County, KY
67.9
69.7
25Clinton County, KY
67.3
70
26Simpson County, KY
67.2
48.2
27Boone County, KY
67
47.3
28Floyd County, KY
66.7
61.3
29Fulton County, KY
66.3
50.5
30Pulaski County, KY
66.1
57.1
31Larue County, KY
65.8
61.6
32Hart County, KY
65.7
63.6
33Carlisle County, KY
65.5
62.6
34Letcher County, KY
65.3
62.3
35Adair County, KY
64.9
65.7
36Carter County, KY
64.7
66.3
37Woodford County, KY
64.5
56.3
38Green County, KY
64.3
68.3
39Rowan County, KY
63.3
58.7
40Lincoln County, KY
62.6
63.5
41Graves County, KY
62.4
56
42Knox County, KY
62.1
56.5
43Magoffin County, KY
62
64.8
44Breckinridge County, KY
61.5
65
45Boyle County, KY
61.4
55.2
46Owsley County, KY
61.4
68.8
47Fleming County, KY
61.3
65.1
48Butler County, KY
60.9
67.9
49Caldwell County, KY
60.5
63.9
50Greenup County, KY
60.1
58.8
51Owen County, KY
59.7
62.1
52Jackson County, KY
59.6
62.7
53Barren County, KY
59.4
53.3
54Anderson County, KY
58.8
59.6
55Bracken County, KY
58.4
61.3
56Lewis County, KY
58
64.8
57Nelson County, KY
58
54.7
58Warren County, KY
57.8
41.9
59Fayette County, KY
57.5
37.5
60Perry County, KY
57.3
60.6
61Russell County, KY
57.3
65.5
62Todd County, KY
57.1
56.7
63Pike County, KY
57
56.7
64Livingston County, KY
56.8
59
65Franklin County, KY
56.7
46
66Trigg County, KY
56.4
60
67Jessamine County, KY
56.2
47.5
68Pendleton County, KY
55.9
59.5
69Henderson County, KY
55.2
46.2
70Hancock County, KY
54.9
68.7
71Morgan County, KY
54.9
62.4
72Daviess County, KY
54.8
41.9
73Menifee County, KY
54.8
68.8
74Washington County, KY
54.8
65.8
75Grant County, KY
53.4
59.4
76Wayne County, KY
53.3
63
77Lawrence County, KY
53
61.4
78Madison County, KY
52.9
47.7
79Casey County, KY
52.6
67.4
80Lyon County, KY
52.6
63.7
81Kenton County, KY
52.3
49.8
82Mason County, KY
52.1
51.8
83Robertson County, KY
51.3
67.1
84Christian County, KY
50.6
38.9
85Harrison County, KY
50.6
60.5
86Muhlenberg County, KY
50.6
57.9
87Trimble County, KY
49.8
63.7
88Garrard County, KY
49.5
54.2
89Allen County, KY
48.9
64.3
90McCracken County, KY
48.9
46.1
91Meade County, KY
48.8
58
92Bourbon County, KY
47.8
51.3
93Hopkins County, KY
47.2
50.9
94Grayson County, KY
46.5
62.1
95Gallatin County, KY
46.3
59.1
96Breathitt County, KY
46
59.8
97Harlan County, KY
46
58.1
98Crittenden County, KY
45.7
63.7
99Jefferson County, KY
45.2
34.3
100Montgomery County, KY
44.8
44.2
101Scott County, KY
44.8
49.4
102Spencer County, KY
44.8
59.3
103Bullitt County, KY
44.7
49.5
104Marshall County, KY
44.6
56.8
105Metcalfe County, KY
44
64
106Logan County, KY
43.1
56.2
107Edmonson County, KY
41.8
65.6
108Ballard County, KY
41.5
56.1
109Ohio County, KY
41.1
56.7
110Henry County, KY
37.8
51.7
111Lee County, KY
37.4
61.7
112Estill County, KY
36.5
58.7
113Shelby County, KY
35
48.4
114Clay County, KY
34.6
56.3
115Hardin County, KY
33.9
48.1
116Nicholas County, KY
33.9
65.3
117Webster County, KY
27.5
51.6
118Powell County, KY
25.6
60.1
119Bath County, KY
24.8
56.2
120Laurel County, KY
20.1
51.1

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