Jefferson County Public Schools (Kentucky)

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Jefferson County Public Schools
Location
Louisville, Kentucky 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.