| Rank | Average Education Index ▼ | School District / Population |
| 1. | 16.19 | Anchorage Independent School District / 2,405 |
| 2. | 14.98 | Beechwood Independent School District / 6,291 |
| 3. | 14.66 | Fort Thomas Independent School District / 16,223 |
| 4. | 14.28 | Oldham County School District / 60,357 |
| 5. | 14.21 | Fayette County School District / 296,766 |
| 6. | 13.87 | Kenton County School District / 98,785 |
| 7. | 13.80 | Boone County School District / 113,039 |
| 8. | 13.78 | Pikeville Independent School District / 6,559 |
| 9. | 13.71 | Murray Independent School District / 10,750 |
| 10. | 13.70 | Fort Knox Dependent Schools / 12,204 |
| 11. | 13.66 | Jefferson County School District / 738,880 |
| 12. | 13.66 | Berea Independent School District / 7,062 |
| 13. | 13.65 | Campbell County School District / 41,444 |
| 14. | 13.63 | Woodford County School District / 24,847 |
| 15. | 13.51 | Elizabethtown Independent School District / 10,874 |
| 16. | 13.49 | Scott County School District / 47,211 |
| 17. | 13.45 | Warren County School District / 87,082 |
| 18. | 13.45 | Russell Independent School District / 12,679 |
| 19. | 13.41 | McCracken County School District / 45,401 |
| 20. | 13.40 | Franklin County School District / 45,082 |
| 21. | 13.39 | Southgate Independent School District / 3,660 |
| 22. | 13.39 | Jessamine County School District / 48,591 |
| 23. | 13.35 | Calloway County School District / 26,448 |
| 24. | 13.32 | Madison County School District / 76,112 |
| 25. | 13.27 | Daviess County School District / 67,770 |
| 26. | 13.23 | Bowling Green Independent School District / 26,705 |
| 27. | 13.21 | Danville Independent School District / 13,730 |
| 28. | 13.19 | Burgin Independent School District / 2,667 |
| 29. | 13.18 | Fort Campbell Dependent Schools / 13,833 |
| 30. | 13.18 | Boyle County School District / 14,715 |
| 31. | 13.18 | Hardin County School District / 84,690 |
| 32. | 13.17 | Walton-Verona Independent School District / 6,367 |
| 33. | 13.17 | Shelby County School District / 42,286 |
| 34. | 13.17 | Erlanger-Elsmere Independent School District / 17,045 |
| 35. | 13.16 | Bellevue Independent School District / 5,838 |
| 36. | 13.15 | Ashland Independent School District / 21,579 |
| 37. | 13.11 | Raceland-Worthington Independent School District / 4,969 |
| 38. | 13.10 | Anderson County School District / 21,442 |
| 39. | 13.03 | Frankfort Independent School District / 4,317 |
| 40. | 13.02 | Hazard Independent School District / 4,805 |
| 41. | 12.92 | Spencer County School District / 17,135 |
| 42. | 12.92 | Paducah Independent School District / 20,157 |
| 43. | 12.86 | Boyd County School District / 24,118 |
| 44. | 12.85 | Trigg County School District / 14,282 |
| 45. | 12.83 | Henderson County School District / 46,254 |
| 46. | 12.82 | Ludlow Independent School District / 4,851 |
| 47. | 12.81 | Marshall County School District / 31,393 |
| 48. | 12.81 | Rowan County School District / 23,351 |
| 49. | 12.76 | Caldwell County School District / 12,977 |
| 50. | 12.76 | Bourbon County School District / 14,638 |
| 51. | 12.75 | Christian County School District / 59,889 |
| 52. | 12.75 | Meade County School District / 24,753 |
| 53. | 12.73 | Bardstown Independent School District / 12,891 |
| 54. | 12.72 | Mercer County School District / 18,616 |
| 55. | 12.71 | Lyon County School District / 8,336 |
| 56. | 12.71 | Nelson County School District / 30,609 |
| 57. | 12.69 | Williamstown Independent School District / 3,676 |
| 58. | 12.68 | Carlisle County School District / 5,081 |
| 59. | 12.67 | Clark County School District / 35,555 |
| 60. | 12.66 | Owensboro Independent School District / 28,941 |
| 61. | 12.65 | Silver Grove Independent School District / 1,856 |
| 62. | 12.65 | Hopkins County School District / 44,368 |
| 63. | 12.64 | Graves County School District / 27,462 |
| 64. | 12.64 | Somerset Independent School District / 9,409 |
| 65. | 12.63 | Owen County School District / 10,870 |
| 66. | 12.62 | Bullitt County School District / 74,431 |
| 67. | 12.59 | Simpson County School District / 17,323 |
| 68. | 12.59 | Ballard County School District / 8,268 |
| 69. | 12.59 | Hancock County School District / 8,588 |
| 70. | 12.59 | Trimble County School District / 8,829 |
| 71. | 12.59 | Covington Independent School District / 32,954 |
| 72. | 12.54 | Corbin Independent School District / 10,070 |
| 73. | 12.54 | Williamsburg Independent School District / 5,561 |
| 74. | 12.52 | Mason County School District / 17,495 |
| 75. | 12.51 | Paintsville Independent School District / 3,455 |
| 76. | 12.50 | Newport Independent School District / 15,613 |
| 77. | 12.48 | Barren County School District / 27,275 |
| 78. | 12.48 | Union County School District / 14,992 |
| 79. | 12.48 | Pulaski County School District for Science Hill ISD / 1,884 |
| 79. | 12.48 | Science Hill Independent School District / 1,884 |
| 81. | 12.48 | Taylor County School District / 16,497 |
| 82. | 12.47 | Grant County School District / 21,007 |
| 83. | 12.46 | Garrard County School District / 16,892 |
| 84. | 12.46 | Harrison County School District / 18,781 |
| 85. | 12.45 | Henry County School District / 12,661 |
| 86. | 12.44 | Marion County School District / 19,872 |
| 87. | 12.44 | Fulton Independent School District / 2,854 |
| 88. | 12.42 | Livingston County School District / 9,479 |
| 89. | 12.41 | Pendleton County School District / 14,771 |
| 90. | 12.39 | Paris Independent School District / 5,366 |
| 91. | 12.39 | Montgomery County School District / 26,517 |
| 92. | 12.38 | Hickman County School District / 4,869 |
| 93. | 12.37 | Bracken County School District / 6,954 |
| 94. | 12.36 | Washington County School District / 11,701 |
| 95. | 12.35 | Pulaski County School District / 51,752 |
| 96. | 12.33 | Fleming County School District / 14,415 |
| 97. | 12.31 | McLean County School District / 9,554 |
| 98. | 12.24 | Nicholas County School District / 7,092 |
| 99. | 12.23 | Muhlenberg County School District / 31,399 |
| 100. | 12.23 | Mayfield Independent School District / 9,738 |
| 101. | 12.22 | Logan County School District / 20,871 |
| 102. | 12.21 | Laurel County School District / 57,606 |
| 103. | 12.19 | Larue County School District / 14,175 |
| 104. | 12.19 | Dayton Independent School District / 5,485 |
| 105. | 12.18 | Crittenden County School District / 9,321 |
| 106. | 12.17 | Harlan Independent School District / 3,318 |
| 107. | 12.16 | Jackson Independent School District / 1,260 |
| 108. | 12.15 | Adair County School District / 18,651 |
| 109. | 12.14 | Fulton County School District / 3,904 |
| 110. | 12.13 | Dawson Springs Independent School District / 2,523 |
| 111. | 12.13 | Fairview Independent School District / 3,661 |
| 112. | 12.12 | Glasgow Independent School District / 12,223 |
| 113. | 12.10 | Name N/A / 4,140 |
| 114. | 12.09 | Bath County School District / 11,665 |
| 115. | 12.08 | Greenup County School District / 19,274 |
| 116. | 12.08 | Ohio County School District / 23,975 |
| 117. | 12.08 | Allen County School District / 20,007 |
| 118. | 12.07 | Breckinridge County School District / 18,558 |
| 119. | 12.06 | Webster County School District / 13,618 |
| 120. | 12.06 | Letcher County School District / 20,896 |
| 121. | 12.05 | Todd County School District / 12,472 |
| 122. | 12.00 | Green County School District / 11,309 |
| 123. | 12.00 | Jenkins Independent School District / 3,440 |
| 124. | 12.00 | Edmonson County School District / 12,141 |
| 125. | 11.99 | Carter County School District / 27,594 |
| 126. | 11.98 | Russell County School District / 17,562 |
| 127. | 11.98 | Floyd County School District / 39,454 |
| 128. | 11.97 | Rockcastle County School District / 17,090 |
| 129. | 11.97 | Pineville Independent School District / 2,355 |
| 130. | 11.95 | Carroll County School District / 10,851 |
| 131. | 11.92 | Gallatin County School District / 8,513 |
| 132. | 11.91 | Lincoln County School District / 24,671 |
| 133. | 11.90 | Grayson County School District / 25,772 |
| 134. | 11.90 | Robertson County School District / 2,251 |
| 135. | 11.90 | Augusta Independent School District / 1,534 |
| 136. | 11.87 | Powell County School District / 12,638 |
| 137. | 11.87 | Cumberland County School District / 6,857 |
| 138. | 11.86 | Eminence Independent School District / 2,767 |
| 139. | 11.85 | West Point Independent School District / 971 |
| 139. | 11.85 | Elizabethtown Independent School District for West Point ISD / 971 |
| 141. | 11.85 | Lawrence County School District / 15,889 |
| 142. | 11.85 | Knott County School District / 16,368 |
| 143. | 11.85 | Harlan County School District / 25,892 |
| 144. | 11.84 | Barbourville Independent School District / 2,672 |
| 145. | 11.81 | Monroe County School District / 10,925 |
| 146. | 11.81 | Butler County School District / 12,748 |
| 147. | 11.81 | Pike County School District / 58,328 |
| 148. | 11.80 | Wayne County School District / 16,946 |
| 149. | 11.79 | Menifee County School District / 6,331 |
| 150. | 11.78 | Middlesboro Independent School District / 10,354 |
| 151. | 11.77 | Johnson County School District / 19,884 |
| 152. | 11.77 | Martin County School District / 12,934 |
| 153. | 11.75 | Caverna Independent School District / 5,301 |
| 154. | 11.75 | Campbellsville Independent School District / 8,017 |
| 155. | 11.75 | Lewis County School District / 13,889 |
| 156. | 11.74 | Morgan County School District / 13,898 |
| 157. | 11.69 | Laurel County School District for East Bernstadt ISD / 1,285 |
| 157. | 11.69 | East Bernstadt Independent School District / 1,285 |
| 159. | 11.69 | Perry County School District / 23,812 |
| 160. | 11.67 | Estill County School District / 14,647 |
| 161. | 11.65 | Hart County School District / 15,708 |
| 162. | 11.65 | McCreary County School District / 18,204 |
| 163. | 11.64 | Elliott County School District / 7,774 |
| 164. | 11.60 | Bell County School District / 15,904 |
| 165. | 11.59 | Russellville Independent School District / 5,915 |
| 166. | 11.58 | Casey County School District / 15,984 |
| 167. | 11.57 | Whitley County School District / 21,042 |
| 168. | 11.55 | Magoffin County School District / 13,229 |
| 169. | 11.51 | Cloverport Independent School District / 1,510 |
| 170. | 11.50 | Breathitt County School District / 12,662 |
| 171. | 11.50 | Metcalfe County School District / 10,074 |
| 172. | 11.48 | Clinton County School District / 10,244 |
| 173. | 11.47 | Knox County School District / 28,285 |
| 174. | 11.46 | Wolfe County School District / 7,298 |
| 175. | 11.45 | Lee County School District / 7,831 |
| 176. | 11.34 | Jackson County School District / 13,475 |
| 177. | 11.25 | Owsley County School District / 4,764 |
| 178. | 11.21 | Monticello Independent School District / 3,873 |
| 179. | 11.20 | Clay County School District / 21,833 |
| 180. | 11.14 | Leslie County School District / 11,318 |
Please note that we only rank locations with 'Average Education Index' data. The rank above might not be a complete list. Locations without 'Average Education Index' data are not listed.
*ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.
