| Rank | Family in Poverty Percentage ▼ | School District / Population |
| 1. | 43.9% | Harlan Independent School District / 3,099 |
| 2. | 41.2% | Jackson Independent School District / 1,016 |
| 3. | 40.6% | Pineville Independent School District / 1,920 |
| 4. | 37.4% | Wolfe County School District / 7,273 |
| 5. | 33.3% | Martin County School District / 12,750 |
| 6. | 31.1% | McCreary County School District / 18,073 |
| 7. | 30.9% | Clay County School District / 21,446 |
| 8. | 30.1% | Owsley County School District / 4,686 |
| 9. | 30.1% | Middlesboro Independent School District / 10,154 |
| 10. | 29.0% | Barbourville Independent School District / 2,839 |
| 11. | 28.9% | Paducah Independent School District / 19,773 |
| 12. | 28.9% | Somerset Independent School District / 9,036 |
| 13. | 28.8% | Hazard Independent School District / 5,047 |
| 14. | 28.6% | Knox County School District / 27,939 |
| 14. | 28.6% | Dawson Springs Independent School District / 2,531 |
| 16. | 28.6% | Campbellsville Independent School District / 8,840 |
| 17. | 27.1% | Lee County School District / 7,681 |
| 18. | 26.7% | Mayfield Independent School District / 9,642 |
| 18. | 26.7% | Berea Independent School District / 7,042 |
| 20. | 26.3% | Russellville Independent School District / 5,726 |
| 20. | 26.3% | Fulton Independent School District / 2,559 |
| 22. | 26.0% | Harlan County School District / 25,645 |
| 23. | 25.3% | Carroll County School District / 10,871 |
| 24. | 25.2% | Estill County School District / 14,547 |
| 24. | 25.2% | Lewis County School District / 13,848 |
| 26. | 25.1% | Menifee County School District / 6,337 |
| 27. | 25.0% | Covington Independent School District / 32,984 |
| 28. | 24.5% | Williamstown Independent School District / 3,830 |
| 29. | 24.3% | Caverna Independent School District / 5,850 |
| 30. | 24.2% | Glasgow Independent School District / 12,573 |
| 31. | 24.1% | Jackson County School District / 13,370 |
| 31. | 24.1% | Frankfort Independent School District / 4,466 |
| 33. | 24.1% | Breathitt County School District / 12,647 |
| 34. | 23.8% | Laurel County School District for East Bernstadt ISD / 1,407 |
| 34. | 23.8% | East Bernstadt Independent School District / 1,407 |
| 36. | 23.7% | Elliott County School District / 7,781 |
| 37. | 23.6% | Silver Grove Independent School District / 1,652 |
| 38. | 23.5% | Wayne County School District / 20,728 |
| 39. | 23.4% | Bardstown Independent School District / 13,059 |
| 40. | 23.3% | Floyd County School District / 39,087 |
| 41. | 23.1% | Eminence Independent School District / 3,128 |
| 42. | 22.9% | Jenkins Independent School District / 3,248 |
| 43. | 22.8% | Casey County School District / 16,002 |
| 44. | 22.8% | Bell County School District / 16,160 |
| 45. | 22.7% | Magoffin County School District / 13,076 |
| 46. | 22.6% | Cloverport Independent School District / 1,476 |
| 47. | 22.0% | Russell County School District / 17,646 |
| 48. | 21.9% | Bowling Green Independent School District / 26,627 |
| 49. | 21.8% | Knott County School District / 16,139 |
| 50. | 21.7% | Morgan County School District / 13,522 |
| 51. | 21.6% | Dayton Independent School District / 5,498 |
| 52. | 21.5% | West Point Independent School District / 997 |
| 52. | 21.5% | Elizabethtown Independent School District for West Point ISD / 997 |
| 54. | 21.4% | Perry County School District / 23,214 |
| 55. | 21.4% | Rockcastle County School District / 16,965 |
| 56. | 21.1% | Paintsville Independent School District / 3,667 |
| 57. | 21.0% | Elizabethtown Independent School District / 11,484 |
| 58. | 20.7% | Newport Independent School District / 15,762 |
| 59. | 20.6% | Bath County School District / 11,870 |
| 60. | 20.6% | Johnson County School District / 19,723 |
| 61. | 20.5% | Hart County School District / 15,718 |
| 62. | 20.4% | Letcher County School District / 20,717 |
| 63. | 20.1% | Leslie County School District / 11,128 |
| 64. | 20.0% | Pike County School District / 57,377 |
| 65. | 20.0% | Cumberland County School District / 6,829 |
| 66. | 19.8% | Monroe County School District / 10,837 |
| 67. | 19.8% | Name N/A / 3,747 |
| 67. | 19.8% | Southgate Independent School District / 3,747 |
| 69. | 19.7% | Lincoln County School District / 24,546 |
| 70. | 19.6% | Butler County School District / 12,797 |
| 71. | 19.3% | Robertson County School District / 2,239 |
| 72. | 19.3% | Corbin Independent School District / 10,328 |
| 73. | 19.2% | Lawrence County School District / 15,850 |
| 74. | 19.1% | Union County School District / 15,192 |
| 75. | 19.0% | Augusta Independent School District / 1,415 |
| 76. | 19.0% | Whitley County School District / 20,726 |
| 77. | 18.9% | Laurel County School District / 58,128 |
| 78. | 18.8% | Montgomery County School District / 26,983 |
| 79. | 18.8% | Pulaski County School District / 52,235 |
| 80. | 18.6% | Grayson County School District / 25,934 |
| 81. | 18.5% | Clinton County School District / 10,192 |
| 82. | 18.4% | Owensboro Independent School District / 29,939 |
| 83. | 18.2% | Caldwell County School District / 12,880 |
| 84. | 18.1% | Fulton County School District / 3,991 |
| 85. | 18.0% | Fort Campbell Dependent Schools / 14,079 |
| 86. | 18.0% | Paris Independent School District / 5,623 |
| 87. | 17.7% | Ludlow Independent School District / 5,172 |
| 88. | 17.6% | Ashland Independent School District / 21,426 |
| 89. | 17.6% | Powell County School District / 12,552 |
| 90. | 17.3% | Pikeville Independent School District / 7,003 |
| 90. | 17.3% | Harrison County School District / 18,643 |
| 92. | 17.0% | Fleming County School District / 14,505 |
| 93. | 16.8% | Danville Independent School District / 13,706 |
| 93. | 16.8% | Rowan County School District / 23,485 |
| 95. | 16.8% | Garrard County School District / 16,880 |
| 96. | 16.7% | Crittenden County School District / 9,254 |
| 97. | 16.2% | Muhlenberg County School District / 31,391 |
| 98. | 16.1% | Ohio County School District / 23,956 |
| 99. | 15.9% | Christian County School District / 60,380 |
| 100. | 15.7% | Metcalfe County School District / 10,025 |
| 101. | 15.5% | Simpson County School District / 17,551 |
| 102. | 15.4% | Carlisle County School District / 5,031 |
| 103. | 15.3% | Adair County School District / 19,032 |
| 104. | 15.1% | Erlanger-Elsmere Independent School District / 16,495 |
| 105. | 15.1% | Name N/A / 10,625 |
| 106. | 15.1% | Greenup County School District / 19,453 |
| 107. | 14.9% | Todd County School District / 12,499 |
| 108. | 14.6% | Jessamine County School District / 49,601 |
| 109. | 14.6% | Hickman County School District / 4,790 |
| 110. | 14.4% | Marion County School District / 19,965 |
| 111. | 14.4% | Green County School District / 11,186 |
| 112. | 14.3% | Hancock County School District / 8,654 |
| 113. | 14.3% | Allen County School District / 20,219 |
| 114. | 14.3% | Larue County School District / 14,149 |
| 115. | 14.1% | Raceland-Worthington Independent School District / 4,788 |
| 116. | 14.0% | Madison County School District / 78,443 |
| 117. | 13.8% | Carter County School District / 27,439 |
| 118. | 13.7% | Burgin Independent School District / 2,915 |
| 119. | 13.7% | Livingston County School District / 9,443 |
| 120. | 13.7% | Henderson County School District / 46,394 |
| 121. | 13.6% | Taylor County School District / 16,219 |
| 122. | 13.6% | Grant County School District / 20,837 |
| 123. | 13.3% | Mercer County School District / 18,396 |
| 124. | 13.0% | Washington County School District / 11,871 |
| 125. | 13.0% | Gallatin County School District / 8,554 |
| 126. | 12.9% | Webster County School District / 13,454 |
| 127. | 12.9% | Mason County School District / 17,398 |
| 128. | 12.8% | McLean County School District / 9,510 |
| 129. | 12.7% | Edmonson County School District / 12,137 |
| 130. | 12.7% | Breckinridge County School District / 18,600 |
| 130. | 12.7% | Barren County School District / 26,977 |
| 132. | 12.6% | Boyd County School District / 23,871 |
| 133. | 12.4% | Bourbon County School District / 14,349 |
| 134. | 12.3% | Jefferson County School District / 749,245 |
| 135. | 12.2% | Hopkins County School District / 44,153 |
| 136. | 12.2% | Williamsburg Independent School District / 5,582 |
| 137. | 12.2% | Fayette County School District / 304,473 |
| 138. | 12.2% | Calloway County School District / 27,479 |
| 139. | 12.1% | Meade County School District / 25,180 |
| 140. | 12.1% | Logan County School District / 21,118 |
| 141. | 12.0% | Trimble County School District / 8,816 |
| 142. | 12.0% | Henry County School District / 12,299 |
| 143. | 11.6% | Fairview Independent School District / 3,945 |
| 144. | 11.6% | Owen County School District / 10,740 |
| 145. | 11.5% | Ballard County School District / 8,274 |
| 146. | 11.4% | Warren County School District / 90,542 |
| 147. | 11.4% | Nicholas County School District / 7,064 |
| 148. | 11.1% | Fort Knox Dependent Schools / 11,447 |
| 149. | 11.1% | Pulaski County School District for Science Hill ISD / 2,234 |
| 149. | 11.1% | Science Hill Independent School District / 2,234 |
| 151. | 11.0% | Bracken County School District / 7,044 |
| 152. | 10.9% | Franklin County School District / 45,043 |
| 153. | 10.6% | Clark County School District / 35,633 |
| 153. | 10.6% | Hardin County School District / 87,660 |
| 155. | 10.0% | Daviess County School District / 67,692 |
| 156. | 10.0% | Russell Independent School District / 12,415 |
| 157. | 9.9% | Pendleton County School District / 14,642 |
| 158. | 9.7% | Graves County School District / 27,809 |
| 159. | 9.6% | Murray Independent School District / 10,502 |
| 160. | 9.4% | Nelson County School District / 31,195 |
| 161. | 9.1% | Boyle County School District / 15,444 |
| 162. | 9.1% | McCracken County School District / 45,772 |
| 163. | 9.0% | Trigg County School District / 14,277 |
| 164. | 8.6% | Anderson County School District / 21,664 |
| 165. | 8.5% | Woodford County School District / 25,151 |
| 166. | 8.4% | Bullitt County School District / 76,093 |
| 167. | 8.4% | Shelby County School District / 43,581 |
| 168. | 8.2% | Scott County School District / 49,167 |
| 169. | 8.1% | Lyon County School District / 8,415 |
| 170. | 8.0% | Walton-Verona Independent School District / 5,990 |
| 171. | 7.3% | Marshall County School District / 31,223 |
| 172. | 7.1% | Campbell County School District / 42,589 |
| 173. | 7.0% | Boone County School District / 117,040 |
| 174. | 7.0% | Kenton County School District / 101,128 |
| 175. | 6.0% | Fort Thomas Independent School District / 16,203 |
| 175. | 6.0% | Bellevue Independent School District / 5,817 |
| 177. | 5.4% | Oldham County School District / 61,711 |
| 178. | 4.3% | Spencer County School District / 17,419 |
| 179. | 3.4% | Anchorage Independent School District / 2,240 |
| 179. | 3.4% | Name N/A / 2,240 |
| 181. | 2.2% | Beechwood Independent School District / 6,136 |
Please note that we only rank locations with 'Family in Poverty Percentage' data. The rank above might not be a complete list. Locations without 'Family in Poverty Percentage' data are not listed.
