JCPS Facts

WHAT'S HAPPENING

Video

  • Our Kids—An award-winning monthly television program broadcast on several channels

CONTACT US

(502) 485-3551
jcps.help@jefferson.kyschools.us

Carolyn Callahan
Chief of Communications and Community Relations
(502) 338-5377
carolyn.callahan@jefferson.kyschools.us

Mark Hebert
Communications Manager
(502) 322-4565
​mark.hebert@jefferson.kyschools.us

Rachel Droze
Executive Administrator of Communications and Community Relations
(502) 424-8747
rachel.droze@jefferson.kyschools.us

District Profile

  • Largest school system in Kentucky 

  • 30th largest school system in the United States

  • 79 percent of all children in Louisville/Jefferson County attend Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS). 

  • JCPS has 16.9 percent of Kentucky teachers with National Board Certification.

  • JCPS offers 60 magnet schools and programs.

  • 168 schools

  • 6,818 certified teachers

  • 83 percent of teachers have a master’s degree or higher.

  • 12,431 Parent Teacher Association (PTA) members

Student Demographics

  • JCPS has 37 Semifinalist National Merit Scholars 

  • 95,951 students

  • 61,000 bus riders

  • 12,500 Exceptional Child Education (ECE) students

  • 18,114 Multilingual students

  • 139 languages spoken by JCPS students

  • 66.6 percent of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals.

Last revised February 2024