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Jefferson County Public Schools | |
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Location | |
United States | |
District information | |
Type | Public |
Grades | Pre-K through 12 |
Established | 1975 |
Superintendent | Dr. Marty Pollio |
Budget | $1.8 billion (2020–21) |
Students and staff | |
Students | 96,000 (2021–22) |
Teachers | 6,738 |
Other information | |
Website | jefferson.kyschools.us |
Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) is a public school district located in Jefferson County, Kentucky, and operating all but one of the public schools in the county. It is governed by an elected seven-member Board of Education, which selects and hires a superintendent, who serves as the system's chief executive.
JCPS operates 167[1] schools with 96,000 students,[2] making it the 29th-largest school district in the United States. In 2020–21 the system had a $1.8 billion budget[3] and more than 18,000 employees. With a fleet of more than 1,500 vehicles, it operates one of the 10 largest transportation systems in the nation.[citation needed] Jefferson County's total population stands at approximately 760,000 — by far the largest in Kentucky.