| Rank | Population in Poverty Percentage ▼ | School District / Population |
| 1. | 45.2% | Pineville Independent School District / 2,388 |
| 2. | 41.9% | Wolfe County School District / 7,080 |
| 3. | 41.2% | Owsley County School District / 4,648 |
| 4. | 40.8% | Jenkins Independent School District / 3,429 |
| 5. | 40.6% | Jackson Independent School District / 1,358 |
| 6. | 40.3% | Fulton Independent School District / 3,176 |
| 7. | 39.7% | Middlesboro Independent School District / 9,899 |
| 8. | 39.5% | Barbourville Independent School District / 2,800 |
| 9. | 39.2% | Martin County School District / 13,300 |
| 10. | 38.7% | Dawson Springs Independent School District / 2,721 |
| 11. | 37.3% | McCreary County School District / 18,199 |
| 12. | 37.1% | Monticello Independent School District / 3,789 |
| 13. | 36.7% | Knox County School District / 28,014 |
| 14. | 36.5% | Campbellsville Independent School District / 8,633 |
| 15. | 34.2% | Magoffin County School District / 13,132 |
| 16. | 34.1% | Whitley County School District / 22,703 |
| 17. | 33.3% | Elliott County School District / 8,291 |
| 18. | 32.7% | Lee County School District / 7,427 |
| 19. | 32.1% | Williamsburg Independent School District / 5,432 |
| 20. | 32.0% | Harlan Independent School District / 3,232 |
| 21. | 31.9% | Mayfield Independent School District / 9,622 |
| 22. | 31.8% | Rockcastle County School District / 16,560 |
| 23. | 31.5% | Clay County School District / 23,792 |
| 23. | 31.5% | Bowling Green Independent School District / 25,001 |
| 25. | 30.4% | Berea Independent School District / 6,584 |
| 26. | 30.4% | Lawrence County School District / 16,338 |
| 27. | 30.2% | Breathitt County School District / 14,283 |
| 28. | 30.1% | Augusta Independent School District / 1,594 |
| 29. | 29.9% | Harlan County School District / 27,767 |
| 30. | 29.7% | Clinton County School District / 9,443 |
| 31. | 29.5% | Jackson County School District / 13,399 |
| 32. | 28.3% | Glasgow Independent School District / 12,140 |
| 33. | 28.0% | Pikeville Independent School District / 6,204 |
| 34. | 27.9% | Estill County School District / 14,880 |
| 35. | 27.7% | Casey County School District / 16,306 |
| 36. | 27.6% | Perry County School District / 24,467 |
| 37. | 27.5% | Monroe County School District / 11,650 |
| 38. | 27.4% | Bell County School District / 16,806 |
| 38. | 27.4% | Rowan County School District / 22,549 |
| 40. | 27.2% | Floyd County School District / 41,965 |
| 41. | 26.9% | Eminence Independent School District / 3,262 |
| 42. | 26.8% | Paducah Independent School District / 21,627 |
| 43. | 26.4% | Bath County School District / 11,597 |
| 44. | 25.9% | Gallatin County School District / 8,090 |
| 45. | 25.7% | Nicholas County School District / 6,921 |
| 46. | 25.7% | Letcher County School District / 20,486 |
| 47. | 25.5% | Powell County School District / 13,589 |
| 48. | 25.3% | Hazard Independent School District / 4,668 |
| 49. | 25.2% | Knott County School District / 17,197 |
| 50. | 25.1% | Covington Independent School District / 34,798 |
| 51. | 25.1% | Lewis County School District / 13,840 |
| 52. | 24.9% | Cumberland County School District / 6,832 |
| 53. | 24.8% | Robertson County School District / 2,234 |
| 54. | 24.1% | Caverna Independent School District / 5,512 |
| 55. | 23.9% | Fort Campbell Dependent Schools / 14,041 |
| 56. | 23.5% | Leslie County School District / 11,674 |
| 57. | 23.5% | Hart County School District / 15,475 |
| 58. | 23.2% | Paintsville Independent School District / 3,754 |
| 59. | 23.0% | Russell County School District / 17,127 |
| 60. | 22.9% | Morgan County School District / 14,204 |
| 61. | 22.9% | Science Hill Independent School District / 1,728 |
| 61. | 22.9% | Pulaski County School District for Science Hill ISD / 1,728 |
| 63. | 22.5% | Owensboro Independent School District / 27,670 |
| 64. | 22.3% | Grayson County School District / 25,320 |
| 65. | 22.1% | Newport Independent School District / 15,989 |
| 66. | 21.9% | Russellville Independent School District / 6,399 |
| 67. | 21.8% | Pike County School District / 59,320 |
| 68. | 21.7% | Danville Independent School District / 13,123 |
| 69. | 21.4% | Johnson County School District / 20,083 |
| 70. | 21.3% | Fleming County School District / 14,604 |
| 71. | 21.2% | Adair County School District / 17,872 |
| 72. | 21.1% | Wayne County School District / 16,786 |
| 73. | 21.1% | Marion County School District / 19,245 |
| 74. | 21.0% | Murray Independent School District / 10,177 |
| 75. | 21.0% | Name N/A / 3,742 |
| 76. | 20.9% | Montgomery County School District / 25,093 |
| 77. | 20.9% | Paris Independent School District / 5,278 |
| 78. | 20.7% | Frankfort Independent School District / 5,008 |
| 79. | 20.6% | Union County School District / 15,158 |
| 80. | 20.6% | Muhlenberg County School District / 31,378 |
| 81. | 20.3% | Carter County School District / 27,160 |
| 82. | 20.3% | Cloverport Independent School District / 1,415 |
| 83. | 20.2% | Ashland Independent School District / 21,701 |
| 84. | 20.2% | Elizabethtown Independent School District for West Point ISD / 938 |
| 84. | 20.2% | West Point Independent School District / 938 |
| 86. | 20.1% | Edmonson County School District / 11,941 |
| 87. | 20.1% | Pulaski County School District / 47,876 |
| 88. | 20.0% | Mason County School District / 17,174 |
| 89. | 19.6% | Breckinridge County School District / 17,642 |
| 90. | 19.4% | Metcalfe County School District / 10,115 |
| 91. | 19.3% | Pendleton County School District / 14,951 |
| 92. | 19.3% | Williamstown Independent School District / 3,030 |
| 93. | 19.2% | Bourbon County School District / 14,390 |
| 94. | 19.1% | Laurel County School District / 55,947 |
| 95. | 19.0% | Calloway County School District / 25,859 |
| 96. | 19.0% | Corbin Independent School District / 11,634 |
| 97. | 19.0% | Menifee County School District / 6,687 |
| 98. | 18.9% | Madison County School District / 74,750 |
| 99. | 18.8% | Greenup County School District / 20,196 |
| 100. | 18.7% | Lincoln County School District / 25,076 |
| 101. | 18.7% | East Bernstadt Independent School District / 1,076 |
| 101. | 18.7% | Laurel County School District for East Bernstadt ISD / 1,076 |
| 103. | 18.6% | Christian County School District / 65,585 |
| 104. | 18.5% | Somerset Independent School District / 10,333 |
| 105. | 18.2% | Trimble County School District / 8,930 |
| 106. | 18.2% | Ohio County School District / 23,498 |
| 107. | 18.2% | Harrison County School District / 18,531 |
| 108. | 18.0% | Boyd County School District / 23,476 |
| 109. | 17.9% | Todd County School District / 12,043 |
| 110. | 17.9% | Washington County School District / 11,365 |
| 111. | 17.8% | Allen County School District / 18,799 |
| 112. | 17.7% | McLean County School District / 9,690 |
| 113. | 17.7% | Bardstown Independent School District / 12,271 |
| 114. | 17.6% | Silver Grove Independent School District / 1,531 |
| 115. | 17.6% | Butler County School District / 13,337 |
| 116. | 17.2% | Garrard County School District / 16,829 |
| 117. | 17.1% | Fulton County School District / 3,742 |
| 118. | 17.0% | Carlisle County School District / 5,205 |
| 119. | 17.0% | Webster County School District / 13,829 |
| 120. | 17.0% | Fayette County School District / 287,537 |
| 121. | 16.7% | Bracken County School District / 7,024 |
| 122. | 16.6% | Green County School District / 11,513 |
| 123. | 16.5% | Hopkins County School District / 43,513 |
| 124. | 16.5% | Clark County School District / 35,481 |
| 125. | 16.4% | Barren County School District / 26,114 |
| 126. | 16.4% | Carroll County School District / 10,536 |
| 127. | 15.9% | Hancock County School District / 8,601 |
| 128. | 15.9% | Elizabethtown Independent School District / 9,784 |
| 129. | 15.9% | Crittenden County School District / 9,108 |
| 130. | 15.9% | Graves County School District / 27,894 |
| 131. | 15.7% | Caldwell County School District / 12,822 |
| 132. | 15.7% | Lyon County School District / 8,325 |
| 133. | 15.7% | Dayton Independent School District / 5,490 |
| 134. | 15.6% | Grant County School District / 22,058 |
| 135. | 15.5% | Boyle County School District / 15,791 |
| 136. | 15.4% | Trigg County School District / 13,231 |
| 137. | 15.4% | Logan County School District / 20,641 |
| 138. | 14.9% | Henry County School District / 12,580 |
| 139. | 14.6% | Jefferson County School District / 708,337 |
| 140. | 14.6% | Meade County School District / 23,198 |
| 141. | 14.6% | Simpson County School District / 17,001 |
| 142. | 14.4% | Warren County School District / 79,493 |
| 143. | 14.0% | Henderson County School District / 45,274 |
| 144. | 14.0% | Ballard County School District / 8,181 |
| 145. | 13.9% | Jessamine County School District / 45,551 |
| 146. | 13.6% | Larue County School District / 13,579 |
| 147. | 13.5% | Hickman County School District / 4,923 |
| 148. | 13.0% | Raceland-Worthington Independent School District / 4,623 |
| 149. | 12.8% | Fairview Independent School District / 3,492 |
| 150. | 12.7% | Taylor County School District / 15,470 |
| 151. | 12.6% | Hardin County School District / 79,406 |
| 152. | 12.4% | Marshall County School District / 31,075 |
| 153. | 12.3% | Franklin County School District / 43,658 |
| 154. | 12.2% | Mercer County School District / 19,150 |
| 155. | 12.0% | Shelby County School District / 40,322 |
| 156. | 11.9% | Scott County School District / 42,874 |
| 157. | 11.4% | Erlanger-Elsmere Independent School District / 16,407 |
| 158. | 11.3% | Daviess County School District / 66,305 |
| 159. | 11.3% | Russell Independent School District / 12,698 |
| 159. | 11.3% | Owen County School District / 11,295 |
| 161. | 11.3% | Burgin Independent School District / 2,584 |
| 162. | 10.7% | Spencer County School District / 16,707 |
| 163. | 10.7% | Woodford County School District / 24,482 |
| 164. | 10.6% | McCracken County School District / 43,432 |
| 165. | 10.2% | Livingston County School District / 9,609 |
| 166. | 9.8% | Nelson County School District / 30,071 |
| 167. | 9.8% | Ludlow Independent School District / 5,506 |
| 168. | 9.5% | Bullitt County School District / 73,528 |
| 169. | 9.2% | Anderson County School District / 21,122 |
| 170. | 8.2% | Southgate Independent School District / 3,301 |
| 171. | 7.6% | Fort Knox Dependent Schools / 12,017 |
| 172. | 7.4% | Bellevue Independent School District / 5,912 |
| 173. | 6.9% | Campbell County School District / 39,942 |
| 174. | 6.7% | Boone County School District / 106,533 |
| 175. | 6.1% | Kenton County School District / 94,251 |
| 176. | 6.0% | Fort Thomas Independent School District / 15,344 |
| 177. | 5.4% | Oldham County School District / 56,194 |
| 178. | 5.1% | Walton-Verona Independent School District / 5,981 |
| 179. | 4.0% | Beechwood Independent School District / 5,437 |
| 180. | 2.9% | Anchorage Independent School District / 2,980 |
Please note that we only rank locations with 'Population in Poverty Percentage' data. The rank above might not be a complete list. Locations without 'Population in Poverty Percentage' 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.
