The educational analysis website Niche.com has ranked three regional school districts in the top ten of their list of Kentucky’s best school districts. Murray Independent, Paducah Independent, and Owensboro Independent Schools ranked 4th, 6th, and 10th respectively in the commonwealth.
Niche ranks schools based on the quality of academics, teachers, school resources, and student life. The organization pulls information from government sources and student and parent reviews.
Kentucky has 174 public school districts. More than a dozen other school districts in western Kentucky made it into Niche’s top 100:
17. Marshall County Public Schools
21. McCracken County Public Schools
24. Daviess County Public Schools
29. Graves County Public Schools
32. Hopkins County Public Schools
37. Hickman County Public Schools
39. Mayfield Independent Schools
43. Calloway County Public Schools
56. Caldwell County Public Schools
61. Ballard County Public Schools
63. Trigg County Public Schools
79. Crittenden County Public Schools
85. Muhlenberg County Public Schools
97. Lyon County Public Schools
In Niche’s list of Kentucky’s best high schools, Paducah Tilghman High School ranked 12th, Murray High School ranked 13th, and Owensboro High School ranked 15th. Other western Kentucky high schools in Niche’s top 100 for Kentucky include:
39. Marshall County High School
43. Daviess County High School
44. Madisonville North Hopkins High School
51. Apollo High School
53. Hickman County High School
57. Calloway County High School
61. Graves County High School
91. Dawson Springs Junior/Senior High School
92. Carlisle County High School
93. Ballard Memorial High School
100. Caldwell County High School
