Notable Charter and Private Schools in Kentucky

This directory-style guide highlights 50 charter and private schools in Kentucky. Each institution is identified by its full profile name and location so similarly named organizations are easier to distinguish. “Notable” is a directory label, not an evaluation of quality or an endorsement.

Entries were selected and ordered using enrollment values available in COSMIQ profiles. Enrollment figures are intentionally omitted. The order is an estimate of institution size, not a ranking of academic quality, outcomes, or fit.

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Institutions in this guide

Trinity High School — Louisville, Kentucky. Private school.
Lexington Christian Academy — Lexington, Kentucky. Private school.
Assumption High School — Louisville, Kentucky. Private school.
Kentucky Country Day School — Louisville, Kentucky. Private school.
St Pius X Elementary School — Edgewood, Kentucky. Private school.
Highlands Latin School — Louisville, Kentucky. Private school.
Lexington Catholic High School — Lexington, Kentucky. Private school.
Louisville Collegiate School — Louisville, Kentucky. Private school.
Holy Trinity Parish School — Louisville, Kentucky. Private school.
St Margaret Mary School — Louisville, Kentucky. Private school.
St Patrick School — Louisville, Kentucky. Private school.
St Albert the Great School — Louisville, Kentucky. Private school.
St Michael School — Louisville, Kentucky. Private school.
St Gabriel School — Louisville, Kentucky. Private school.
Notre Dame Academy — Park Hills, Kentucky. Private school.
Sayre School — Lexington, Kentucky. Private school.
Mercy Academy — Louisville, Kentucky. Private school.
The Lexington School — Lexington, Kentucky. Private school.
Covington Catholic High School — Park Hills, Kentucky. Private school.
Covington Catholic High School — Parkhills, Kentucky. Private school.
Whitefield Academy — Louisville, Kentucky. Private school.
Blessed Sacrament Elementary School — Ft Mitchell, Kentucky. Private school.
Rsm Louisville Llc — Louisville, Kentucky. Private school.
St Mary School — Alexandria, Kentucky. Private school.
St Henry District High School — Erlanger, Kentucky. Private school.
St Agnes School — Louisville, Kentucky. Private school.
Trinity Christian Academy — Lexington, Kentucky. Private school.
Heritage Christian Academy — Hopkinsville, Kentucky. Private school.
Owensboro Catholic High School — Owensboro, Kentucky. Private school.
North Hardin Christian School — Radcliff, Kentucky. Private school.
Notre Dame Academy — Louisville, Kentucky. Private school.
St Francis School, Goshen Campus — Goshen, Kentucky. Private school.
University Heights Academy — Hopkinsville, Kentucky. Private school.
Portland Christian School — Louisville, Kentucky. Private school.
St Francis School — Louisville, Kentucky. Private school.
St Agnes School — Ft Wright, Kentucky. Private school.
Christ the King School — Lexington, Kentucky. Private school.
Sacred Heart Model School — Louisville, Kentucky. Private school.
St Aloysius Elementary School — Pewee Valley, Kentucky. Private school.
Owensboro Catholic Elementary K-3 — Owensboro, Kentucky. Private school.
Immaculate Heart of Mary — Burlington, Kentucky. Private school.
St Joseph School — Bardstown, Kentucky. Private school.
Community Christian Academy K-12 — Paducah, Kentucky. Private school.
Holy Spirit School — Louisville, Kentucky. Private school.
De Sales High School — Louisville, Kentucky. Private school.
Calvary Christian School — Covington, Kentucky. Private school.
Our Lady of Lourdes School — Louisville, Kentucky. Private school.
Somerset Christian School — Somerset, Kentucky. Private school.
St Mary School System — Paducah, Kentucky. Private school.
St Joseph School — Crescent Springs, Kentucky. Private school.

Selection and source notes

Where enough eligible profiles were available, this guide includes the top 50, 25, or 10 by available enrollment; smaller groups include all eligible profiles. Profile source year: 2022. Check each institution directly for current information.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data and NCES Private School Universe Survey. Inclusion does not imply endorsement by COSMIQ, and it does not mean that any listed institution endorses COSMIQ.