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Towns with the best schools in Kentucky

Ranked by our Schools score out of 100, which is based on how many high-school students take AP, IB or college classes, how many students miss a lot of school, the graduation rate and class size, for the public schools in the town. Of the 130 towns in Kentucky with 1,000 or more people, these are the top 25.

Crestwood ranks first with a score of 86. Alexandria and Fort Thomas follow, with 80 and 79. Scores compare each town with all 27,850 towns we track across the US.

RankTownScore High-school students in AP or IB classesHigh-school students taking college classes Population
1 Crestwood 86 42.9%32.9% 6,356
2 Alexandria 80 34.6%14.2% 10,562
3 Fort Thomas 79 51.1%12.5% 17,169
4 Versailles 76 22.4%19.9% 10,492
5 Russell 74 21.3%24.0% 3,676
6 Lewisport 74 38.3%22.7% 2,057
7 Union 74 21.4%17.6% 7,642
8 Corbin 74 16.7%51.0% 8,246
9 Cynthiana 73 21.6%30.6% 6,458
10 La Grange 73 31.3%25.7% 10,311
11 Paintsville 73 42.5%25.4% 4,203
12 Glasgow 72 26.0%24.3% 15,197
13 Bowling Green 72 17.3%21.1% 75,388
14 Springfield 72 20.4%22.7% 2,899
15 Fort Mitchell 72 27.5%15.4% 8,713
16 Hebron 72 15.4%16.8% 6,407
17 Elizabethtown 71 22.7%24.9% 32,576
18 Horse Cave 70 17.5%31.4% 2,143
19 Franklin 69 24.7%17.3% 10,360
20 Mayfield 68 19.7%15.5% 9,868
21 Independence 68 13.5%18.1% 29,392
22 Burkesville 68 6.7%33.8% 1,454
23 Walton 68 1.9%23.7% 5,730
24 Danville 67 24.3%13.8% 17,327
25 Lebanon 67 12.2%29.4% 6,430

This is not a test-score ranking, and graduation rates are from 2018 or 2019. Only towns with a high school of their own are listed, and a town does not show up when its students go to school elsewhere. Only towns with 1,000 or more people are ranked. Scores compare each town with all towns we track. See how we score towns and where the figures come from. These are estimates, so check official sources before you decide.

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