Private Schools
Private Schools in Kentucky
218 private schools in Kentucky with at least 30 students answered the 2023-24 federal survey. Together they enroll 52,709 students: 102 Catholic, 84 other religious and 32 nonsectarian. 105 schools go through high school grades.
Schools listed
218
Go through high school
105
Median enrollment
162
Median students per teacher
10.8
Private schools by city in Kentucky
The 100 largest private schools in Kentucky
Largest first. Students per teacher is the school’s own report.
| School | City | Grades | Students | Per teacher | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lexington Christian Academy | Lexington | PK–12 | 1,404 | 10.1 | Christian |
| Lexington Christian Academy | Lexington | PK–12 | 1,276 | 12.1 | Christian |
| Trinity High SchoolBoys | Louisville | 9–12 | 1,260 | 12.3 | Catholic |
| St Xavier High SchoolBoys | Louisville | 9–12 | 1,081 | 10.2 | Catholic |
| Assumption High SchoolGirls | Louisville | 9–12 | 902 | 12.1 | Catholic |
| Kentucky Country Day School | Louisville | PK–12 | 801 | 9.9 | Nonsectarian |
| Louisville Collegiate School | Louisville | PK–12 | 767 | 7.9 | Nonsectarian |
| St Pius X Elementary School | Edgewood | K–8 | 728 | 17.3 | Catholic |
| Highlands Latin SchoolSpecial program | Louisville | PK–12 | 694 | 9.4 | Christian |
| Lexington Catholic High School | Lexington | 9–12 | 693 | 9.5 | Catholic |
| St Margaret Mary School | Louisville | K–8 | 661 | 15.7 | Catholic |
| St Albert the Great School | Louisville | PK–8 | 640 | 18.9 | Catholic |
| St Patrick School | Louisville | PK–8 | 617 | 17 | Catholic |
| St Michael School | Louisville | PK–8 | 592 | 20 | Catholic |
| Whitefield Academy | Louisville | PK–12 | 556 | 11.3 | Baptist |
| St Timothy School | Union | PK–8 | 540 | 24.5 | Catholic |
| Sayre School | Lexington | PK–12 | 533 | 8.1 | Nonsectarian |
| Sayre School | Lexington | K–12 | 531 | 9.7 | Nonsectarian |
| St Gabriel School | Louisville | PK–8 | 524 | 15.4 | Catholic |
| Villa Madonna AcademyEarly childhood | Villa Hills | K | 510 | 10.4 | Catholic |
| Mercy AcademyGirls | Louisville | 9–12 | 508 | 11.8 | Catholic |
| Portland Christian School | Louisville | PK–12 | 508 | 10.2 | Church of Christ |
| Covington Catholic High SchoolBoys | Parkhills | 8–12 | 507 | 12 | Catholic |
| Covington Catholic High SchoolBoys | Park Hills | 9–12 | 497 | 11.8 | Catholic |
| Heritage Christian Academy | Hopkinsville | PK–12 | 495 | 12.4 | Christian |
| St Mary School | Alexandria | K–8 | 495 | 19 | Catholic |
| Notre Dame AcademyGirls | Park Hills | 9–12 | 489 | 14.4 | Catholic |
| Trinity Christian Academy | Lexington | PK–12 | 461 | 9.6 | Presbyterian |
| Francis Parker School, Goshen Campus | Goshen | PK–12 | 442 | 8.1 | Nonsectarian |
| St Agnes School | Louisville | PK–8 | 436 | 19.9 | Catholic |
| Notre Dame Academy | Louisville | K–8 | 433 | 13.6 | Catholic |
| St Francis School | Louisville | PK–12 | 433 | 7.7 | Nonsectarian |
| St Henry District High School | Erlanger | 9–12 | 428 | 12.5 | Catholic |
| St Mary Academy | Prospect | PK–8 | 428 | 17.1 | Catholic |
| Calvary Christian School | Covington | PK–12 | 427 | 11.2 | Baptist |
| Blessed Sacrament Elementary School | Ft Mitchell | PK–8 | 421 | 12.8 | Catholic |
| North Hardin Christian School | Radcliff | PK–12 | 421 | 17.8 | Baptist |
| Immaculate Heart of Mary | Burlington | PK–8 | 416 | 15 | Catholic |
| Christ the King School | Lexington | PK–8 | 414 | 13.7 | Catholic |
| Sacred Heart Model School | Louisville | K–8 | 410 | 10.7 | Catholic |
| St Joseph School | Crescent Springs | K–8 | 409 | 14.2 | Catholic |
| Somerset Christian School | Somerset | PK–12 | 408 | 11.6 | Christian |
| Somerset Christian School | Somerset | K–12 | 405 | 10 | Christian |
| St Joseph Elementary School | Cold Spring | PK–8 | 402 | 16.1 | Catholic |
| Community Christian Academy K-12 | Paducah | K–12 | 396 | 12.5 | Christian |
| Owensboro Catholic High School | Owensboro | 9–12 | 391 | 11.9 | Catholic |
| University Heights Academy | Hopkinsville | PK–12 | 388 | 13 | Nonsectarian |
| Holy Spirit School | Louisville | PK–8 | 387 | 16.8 | Catholic |
| St Agnes School | Ft Wright | K–8 | 374 | 16 | Catholic |
| Our Lady of Lourdes School | Louisville | PK–8 | 372 | 12.6 | Catholic |
| St Joseph School | Bardstown | PK–8 | 371 | 15.8 | Catholic |
| Foundation Christian Academy | Bowling Green | PK–12 | 367 | 13.7 | Church of Christ |
| Owensboro Catholic Elementary K-3 | Owensboro | K–3 | 362 | 15.7 | Catholic |
| St James Catholic School | Elizabethtown | PK–8 | 359 | 14.7 | Catholic |
| St Aloysius Elementary School | Pewee Valley | PK–8 | 357 | 9.9 | Catholic |
| St Raphael the Archangel Elementary School | Louisville | PK–8 | 357 | 16.3 | Catholic |
| Mary, Queen of the Holy Rosary School | Lexington | PK–8 | 351 | 10.8 | Catholic |
| Mary Queen of the Holy Rosary School | Lexington | PK–8 | 348 | 12 | Catholic |
| St Mary School System | Paducah | PK–12 | 345 | 9.7 | Catholic |
| St Bernard Catholic School | Louisville | PK–8 | 339 | 12.3 | Catholic |
| Academy for Individual ExcellenceAlternative | Louisville | K–12 | 327 | 9.1 | Church of Christ |
| Holy Name of Jesus Catholic School | Henderson | PK–8 | 323 | 12.9 | Catholic |
| Bishop Brossart High School | Alexandria | 9–12 | 314 | 14 | Catholic |
| Holy Cross District High School | Covington | 9–12 | 314 | 11.8 | Catholic |
| St Cecilia Catholic School | Independence | PK–8 | 306 | 16.3 | Catholic |
| St Edward School | Louisville | PK–8 | 305 | 13.6 | Catholic |
| Bethlehem High School/Diocese | Bardstown | 9–12 | 300 | 12.9 | Catholic |
| Owensboro Catholic Elementary School 4-6 Campus | Owensboro | 4–6 | 299 | 19.9 | Catholic |
| De Sales High SchoolBoys | Louisville | 9–12 | 298 | 11.5 | Catholic |
| Walden School Corporation | Louisville | K–12 | 292 | 7.5 | Nonsectarian |
| Stewart Home & SchoolSpecial education | Frankfort | Ungraded | 290 | 9.3 | Nonsectarian |
| Cornerstone Christian Academy | Shelbyville | PK–12 | 280 | 14.8 | Christian |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Academy | Walton | K–11 | 280 | 5.8 | Catholic |
| St Joseph Interparochial School | Bowling Green | PK–8 | 276 | 12.1 | Catholic |
| Little Flock Christian Academy | Shepherdsville | K–8 | 272 | 15.2 | Baptist |
| St Joseph School | Bowling Green | PK–8 | 269 | 12.3 | Catholic |
| Danville Christian Academy | Danville | PK–12 | 268 | 13.7 | Christian |
| The Frankfort Christian Academy | Frankfort | PK–12 | 267 | 7.1 | Christian |
| St Henry School | Elsmere | PK–8 | 263 | 13.6 | Catholic |
| Holy Cross High School/Diocese | Louisville | 9–12 | 256 | 11.4 | Catholic |
| St Mary of the Woods School | Whitesville | PK–8 | 256 | 14.2 | Catholic |
| Scott Intermediate School | Fort Knox | 5–6 | 237 | 7.6 | Nonsectarian |
| Community Christian Academy | Independence | K–12 | 232 | 15.4 | Pentecostal |
| Newport Central Catholic High School | Newport | 9–12 | 232 | 10.8 | Catholic |
| St Francis of Assisi School | Louisville | PK–8 | 229 | 11.2 | Catholic |
| St Paul Catholic School | Louisville | PK–8 | 229 | 15.7 | Catholic |
| St Rita Elementary School | Louisville | PK–8 | 229 | 7.5 | Catholic |
| STS. Peter & Paul Regional Catholic School | Lexington | PK–8 | 229 | 9.7 | Catholic |
| St Stephen Martyr School | Louisville | PK–8 | 213 | 106.5 | Catholic |
| Seton Catholic School | Lexington | PK–8 | 205 | 9.8 | Catholic |
| St Dominic School | Springfield | K–8 | 202 | 16.8 | Catholic |
| Owensboro Catholic Middle School | Owensboro | 7–8 | 201 | 16 | Catholic |
| Valiant Christian Academy | Louisville | PK–12 | 201 | 14 | Christian |
| Nur Islamic School of Louisville | Louisville | PK–11 | 198 | 11.6 | Islamic |
| St Paul School | Florence | PK–8 | 197 | 13.8 | Catholic |
| Landmark Christian Academy | Louisville | PK–12 | 194 | 15.6 | Baptist |
| St Romuald Interparochial School | Hardinsburg | PK–8 | 189 | 20.3 | Catholic |
| St Gregory Elementary School | Coxs Creek | PK–8 | 185 | 15.5 | Catholic |
| Northside Christian School | Louisville | K–12 | 183 | 13.2 | Christian |
| St Athanasius | Louisville | PK–8 | 182 | 8.4 | Catholic |
Getting in, and keeping up
- Private school entrance exams: format, scoring, and dates for the ISEE, SSAT, and HSPT.
- KSA practice tests and score levels, the test public schools in Kentucky give.
- Using a 529 plan for K-12 tuition and tutoring.
- Colleges in Kentucky, for families already looking ahead.
Frequently asked questions
How many private schools are in Kentucky?
218 private schools in Kentucky with at least 30 students answered the 2023-24 federal Private School Universe Survey. Schools that did not answer are not counted, so the real number is higher.
What is the largest private school in Kentucky?
Among schools that answered the survey, Lexington Christian Academy in Lexington is the largest, with 1,404 students in grades PK–12.
How big are classes at private schools in Kentucky?
The survey reports students per teacher, not class size. The median private school in Kentucky has 10.8 students per teacher and 162 students in total.
Do private schools require an entrance exam?
Many independent schools ask for the ISEE or SSAT, and many Catholic high schools use the HSPT. Each school sets its own rule, so check the admissions page of every school on your list.
Source: NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS), 2023-24 public-use data file, National Center for Education Statistics. Schools that answered the survey and enrolled at least 30 students. Amish schools are left out. Schools report their own figures, and a school that did not answer the survey does not appear.
