Fayette County School District
Serves Lexington.
Lexington’s School Grade B− better than 47% of Kentucky school districts
What stands out about Fayette County School District
- Its letter, B−: results better than 47% of Kentucky districts
- Spends 27% more per student than the KY average
- 14 students per teacher
- Debt of $397.3M, about $9,429 per student
What this district adds to its towns’ grade
B−: better than 47% of the 172 Kentucky school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Lexington. Grade by grade →
Test scores vs. KY
2021–22 · class of 202398% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.
Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Up 5% since 2020–21.
Schools in the district
73 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Kentucky’s other public schools.
Left off: 7 schools reporting no students for 2024–25.
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Kentucky.