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Lexington, KY
Public School Ratings




Lexington 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


Fayette County School District details

Fayette County School District
450 Park Place
Lexington, KY 40511

41,697 Students enrolled in District

80 Schools in District

13 Students Per Classroom (State average is 15)

Fayette County School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Kentucky

8

(10 is best)

Better than 72.1% of all KY school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Better than 64.6% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
47%
43%
51%
47%
44%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Arlington Elementary School
122 Arceme Avenue
Lexington, KY, 40505
PK-05
Ashland Elementary School
195 N Ashland Ave
Lexington, KY, 40502
KG-05
Athens-Chilesburg Elementary School
930 Jouett Creek Dr
Lexington, KY, 40509
KG-05
Audrey Grevious Center School
1177 Harry Sykes Way
Lexington, KY, 40504
06-12
Beaumont Middle School
2080 Georgian Way
Lexington, KY, 40504
06-08
Blackburn Education Center School
3111 Spurr Road
Lexington, KY, 40511
UG-UG
Booker T Washington Elementary School
707 Howard Street
Lexington, KY, 40508
PK-05
Brenda Cowan Elementary School
4801 Athens Boonesboro Road
Lexington, KY, 40509
PK-05
Bryan Station High School
201 Eastin Rd
Lexington, KY, 40505
09-12
Bryan Station Middle School
1865 Wickland Dr
Lexington, KY, 40505
06-08
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 46.5% 75.7%
Black 25.1% 11.5%
Hispanic 22.6% 10.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 5.6% 2.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 51.1% 58.7%
Free lunch eligible 48.6% 56.0%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.5% 2.7%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,521 $396,989,000 54.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $826 $34,427,000 4.7%
Staff $748 $31,170,000 4.3%
General Administration $206 $8,582,000 1.2%
School Administration $768 $32,011,000 4.4%
Operation $1,293 $53,934,000 7.4%
Transportation $655 $27,314,000 3.8%
Other $962 $40,129,000 5.5%
Total Support $5,458 $227,567,000 31.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,428 $101,227,000 13.9%
Total Expenditures $17,406 $725,783,000 100.0%
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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