Total Equipment Cost
Annual Operations and Maintenance Cost
Students Affected
| Rank | School district | Total Equipment (1970-2025) | Annual O&M | # of Students Impacted | Increase in heat days from 1970–2025 (Total heat days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harlan County School DistrictKY | 1,923,000 | 113,000 | 3,910 | 20 (55) |
| 2 | Letcher County School DistrictKY | 580,000 | 55,000 | 3,010 | 19 (63) |
| 3 | Jefferson County School DistrictKY | 0 | 1,492,000 | 96,280 | 18 (78) |
| 4 | Fayette County School DistrictKY | 0 | 591,000 | 40,680 | 19 (65) |
| 5 | Boone County School DistrictKY | 0 | 313,000 | 20,560 | 18 (62) |
| 6 | Kenton County School DistrictKY | 0 | 222,000 | 14,280 | 18 (63) |
| 7 | Hardin County School DistrictKY | 0 | 221,000 | 14,530 | 18 (77) |
| 8 | Bullitt County School DistrictKY | 0 | 217,000 | 13,130 | 20 (82) |
| 9 | Warren County School DistrictKY | 0 | 202,000 | 15,940 | 18 (80) |
| 10 | Oldham County School DistrictKY | 0 | 185,000 | 12,690 | 19 (72) |
| 11 | Madison County School DistrictKY | 0 | 182,000 | 11,800 | 17 (74) |
| 12 | Daviess County School DistrictKY | 0 | 166,000 | 11,510 | 17 (83) |
| 13 | Pike County School DistrictKY | 0 | 161,000 | 8,520 | 17 (77) |
| 14 | Pulaski County School DistrictKY | 0 | 147,000 | 9,740 | 19 (75) |
| 15 | Scott County School DistrictKY | 0 | 144,000 | 9,380 | 20 (67) |
| 16 | Jessamine County School DistrictKY | 0 | 141,000 | 8,280 | 19 (70) |
| 17 | Laurel County School DistrictKY | 0 | 134,000 | 9,240 | 20 (72) |
| 18 | Henderson County School DistrictKY | 0 | 120,000 | 7,260 | 19 (82) |
| 19 | Floyd County School DistrictKY | 0 | 117,000 | 5,710 | 18 (80) |
| 20 | Christian County School DistrictKY | 0 | 114,000 | 8,600 | 18 (85) |
| 21 | Hopkins County School DistrictKY | 0 | 112,000 | 6,690 | 21 (88) |
| 22 | Shelby County School DistrictKY | 0 | 108,000 | 7,210 | 26 (72) |
| 23 | McCracken County School DistrictKY | 0 | 103,000 | 7,060 | 17 (81) |
| 24 | Franklin County School DistrictKY | 0 | 95,000 | 6,360 | 19 (68) |
| 25 | Perry County School DistrictKY | 0 | 92,000 | 3,920 | 19 (70) |
| 26 | Clark County School DistrictKY | 0 | 87,000 | 5,370 | 20 (70) |
| 27 | Logan County School DistrictKY | 0 | 81,000 | 3,560 | 19 (81) |
| 28 | Meade County School DistrictKY | 0 | 79,000 | 4,870 | 19 (76) |
| 29 | Nelson County School DistrictKY | 0 | 78,000 | 4,570 | 17 (82) |
| 30 | Barren County School DistrictKY | 0 | 74,000 | 4,970 | 23 (84) |
| 31 | Owensboro Independent School DistrictKY | 0 | 74,000 | 4,880 | 18 (83) |
| 32 | Marshall County School DistrictKY | 0 | 73,000 | 4,650 | 18 (87) |
| 33 | Campbell County School DistrictKY | 0 | 69,000 | 4,860 | 18 (65) |
| 34 | Muhlenberg County School DistrictKY | 0 | 66,000 | 4,590 | 18 (84) |
| 35 | Carter County School DistrictKY | 0 | 63,000 | 4,380 | 21 (73) |
| 36 | Woodford County School DistrictKY | 0 | 63,000 | 4,030 | 19 (67) |
| 37 | Anderson County School DistrictKY | 0 | 61,000 | 3,670 | 21 (69) |
| 38 | Knox County School DistrictKY | 0 | 61,000 | 4,230 | 18 (78) |
| 39 | Montgomery County School DistrictKY | 0 | 61,000 | 4,590 | 21 (72) |
| 40 | Grant County School DistrictKY | 0 | 60,000 | 3,640 | 19 (66) |
| 41 | Bowling Green Independent School DistrictKY | 0 | 60,000 | 4,190 | 17 (80) |
| 42 | Bell County School DistrictKY | 0 | 59,000 | 2,700 | 19 (68) |
| 43 | Graves County School DistrictKY | 0 | 59,000 | 4,240 | 18 (86) |
| 44 | Johnson County School DistrictKY | 0 | 58,000 | 3,560 | 21 (81) |
| 45 | Grayson County School DistrictKY | 0 | 58,000 | 4,240 | 21 (77) |
| 46 | Lincoln County School DistrictKY | 0 | 56,000 | 3,760 | 20 (73) |
| 47 | Hart County School DistrictKY | 0 | 56,000 | 2,410 | 20 (83) |
| 48 | Ohio County School DistrictKY | 0 | 55,000 | 4,230 | 19 (82) |
| 49 | Ashland Independent School DistrictKY | 0 | 54,000 | 3,380 | 21 (78) |
| 50 | Rowan County School DistrictKY | 0 | 53,000 | 3,430 | 21 (71) |
| 51 | Allen County School DistrictKY | 0 | 53,000 | 3,070 | 18 (81) |
| 52 | Knott County School DistrictKY | 0 | 52,000 | 2,280 | 18 (71) |
| 53 | Covington Independent School DistrictKY | 0 | 52,000 | 3,860 | 17 (67) |
| 54 | Simpson County School DistrictKY | 0 | 50,000 | 2,930 | 18 (79) |
| 55 | Corbin Independent School DistrictKY | 0 | 50,000 | 3,000 | 20 (74) |
| 56 | Boyd County School DistrictKY | 0 | 48,000 | 3,090 | 20 (75) |
| 57 | Lawrence County School DistrictKY | 0 | 48,000 | 2,520 | 21 (77) |
| 58 | Calloway County School DistrictKY | 0 | 47,000 | 3,020 | 19 (85) |
| 59 | Whitley County School DistrictKY | 0 | 47,000 | 4,320 | 19 (77) |
| 60 | Spencer County School DistrictKY | 0 | 47,000 | 3,030 | 22 (79) |
| 61 | Bourbon County School DistrictKY | 0 | 46,000 | 2,890 | 20 (69) |
| 62 | Fort Thomas Independent School DistrictKY | 0 | 45,000 | 3,130 | 17 (66) |
| 63 | Boyle County School DistrictKY | 0 | 45,000 | 2,740 | 20 (72) |
| 64 | Russell County School DistrictKY | 0 | 45,000 | 3,130 | 20 (75) |
| 65 | Paducah Independent School DistrictKY | 0 | 44,000 | 3,120 | 16 (82) |
| 66 | Marion County School DistrictKY | 0 | 44,000 | 3,210 | 19 (79) |
| 67 | Wayne County School DistrictKY | 0 | 44,000 | 3,120 | 18 (77) |
| 68 | Harrison County School DistrictKY | 0 | 43,000 | 2,920 | 20 (72) |
| 69 | Mercer County School DistrictKY | 0 | 42,000 | 2,780 | 20 (75) |
| 70 | Breathitt County School DistrictKY | 0 | 41,000 | 1,850 | 18 (79) |
| 71 | Bardstown Independent School DistrictKY | 0 | 41,000 | 2,730 | 17 (82) |
| 72 | Leslie County School DistrictKY | 0 | 40,000 | 1,790 | 19 (69) |
| 73 | Garrard County School DistrictKY | 0 | 40,000 | 2,650 | 20 (75) |
| 74 | Elizabethtown Independent School DistrictKY | 0 | 39,000 | 2,420 | 17 (77) |
| 75 | Breckinridge County School DistrictKY | 0 | 39,000 | 2,730 | 21 (76) |
| 76 | Carroll County School DistrictKY | 0 | 38,000 | 2,150 | 24 (74) |
| 77 | Adair County School DistrictKY | 0 | 38,000 | 2,600 | 19 (79) |
| 78 | Glasgow Independent School DistrictKY | 0 | 36,000 | 2,300 | 24 (84) |
| 79 | Clay County School DistrictKY | 0 | 36,000 | 3,180 | 20 (77) |
| 80 | Pendleton County School DistrictKY | 0 | 36,000 | 2,370 | 18 (70) |
| 81 | Greenup County School DistrictKY | 0 | 35,000 | 2,820 | 18 (73) |
| 82 | Estill County School DistrictKY | 0 | 35,000 | 2,380 | 18 (76) |
| 83 | Taylor County School DistrictKY | 0 | 35,000 | 2,720 | 18 (77) |
| 84 | Rockcastle County School DistrictKY | 0 | 35,000 | 2,810 | 17 (73) |
| 85 | Erlanger-Elsmere Independent School DistrictKY | 0 | 34,000 | 2,460 | 18 (62) |
| 86 | Butler County School DistrictKY | 0 | 34,000 | 2,240 | 20 (81) |
| 87 | McCreary County School DistrictKY | 0 | 34,000 | 2,830 | 20 (72) |
| 88 | Union County School DistrictKY | 0 | 34,000 | 2,200 | 20 (80) |
| 89 | Morgan County School DistrictKY | 0 | 34,000 | 1,950 | 21 (75) |
| 90 | Mason County School DistrictKY | 0 | 34,000 | 2,690 | 17 (63) |
| 91 | Henry County School DistrictKY | 0 | 33,000 | 2,150 | 22 (68) |
| 92 | Owen County School DistrictKY | 0 | 33,000 | 1,890 | 21 (66) |
| 93 | Magoffin County School DistrictKY | 0 | 33,000 | 2,110 | 20 (77) |
| 94 | Trigg County School DistrictKY | 0 | 33,000 | 2,030 | 20 (87) |
| 95 | Powell County School DistrictKY | 0 | 32,000 | 2,280 | 19 (76) |
| 96 | Webster County School DistrictKY | 0 | 32,000 | 2,250 | 20 (85) |
| 97 | Russell Independent School DistrictKY | 0 | 31,000 | 2,260 | 19 (80) |
| 98 | Murray Independent School DistrictKY | 0 | 31,000 | 1,740 | 18 (85) |
| 99 | Larue County School DistrictKY | 0 | 31,000 | 2,320 | 15 (78) |
| 100 | Mayfield Independent School DistrictKY | 0 | 31,000 | 1,960 | 18 (86) |
| Rank | School district | Total Equipment (1970-2025) | Annual O&M | # of Students Impacted | Increase in heat days from 1970–2025 (Total heat days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jefferson County School DistrictKY | 0 | 1,492,000 | 96,280 | 18 (78) |
| 2 | Fayette County School DistrictKY | 0 | 591,000 | 40,680 | 19 (65) |
| 3 | Boone County School DistrictKY | 0 | 313,000 | 20,560 | 18 (62) |
| 4 | Kenton County School DistrictKY | 0 | 222,000 | 14,280 | 18 (63) |
| 5 | Hardin County School DistrictKY | 0 | 221,000 | 14,530 | 18 (77) |
| 6 | Bullitt County School DistrictKY | 0 | 217,000 | 13,130 | 20 (82) |
| 7 | Warren County School DistrictKY | 0 | 202,000 | 15,940 | 18 (80) |
| 8 | Oldham County School DistrictKY | 0 | 185,000 | 12,690 | 19 (72) |
| 9 | Madison County School DistrictKY | 0 | 182,000 | 11,800 | 17 (74) |
| 10 | Daviess County School DistrictKY | 0 | 166,000 | 11,510 | 17 (83) |
| 11 | Pike County School DistrictKY | 0 | 161,000 | 8,520 | 17 (77) |
| 12 | Pulaski County School DistrictKY | 0 | 147,000 | 9,740 | 19 (75) |
| 13 | Scott County School DistrictKY | 0 | 144,000 | 9,380 | 20 (67) |
| 14 | Jessamine County School DistrictKY | 0 | 141,000 | 8,280 | 19 (70) |
| 15 | Laurel County School DistrictKY | 0 | 134,000 | 9,240 | 20 (72) |
| 16 | Henderson County School DistrictKY | 0 | 120,000 | 7,260 | 19 (82) |
| 17 | Floyd County School DistrictKY | 0 | 117,000 | 5,710 | 18 (80) |
| 18 | Christian County School DistrictKY | 0 | 114,000 | 8,600 | 18 (85) |
| 19 | Harlan County School DistrictKY | 1,923,000 | 113,000 | 3,910 | 20 (55) |
| 20 | Hopkins County School DistrictKY | 0 | 112,000 | 6,690 | 21 (88) |
| 21 | Shelby County School DistrictKY | 0 | 108,000 | 7,210 | 26 (72) |
| 22 | McCracken County School DistrictKY | 0 | 103,000 | 7,060 | 17 (81) |
| 23 | Franklin County School DistrictKY | 0 | 95,000 | 6,360 | 19 (68) |
| 24 | Perry County School DistrictKY | 0 | 92,000 | 3,920 | 19 (70) |
| 25 | Clark County School DistrictKY | 0 | 87,000 | 5,370 | 20 (70) |
| 26 | Logan County School DistrictKY | 0 | 81,000 | 3,560 | 19 (81) |
| 27 | Meade County School DistrictKY | 0 | 79,000 | 4,870 | 19 (76) |
| 28 | Nelson County School DistrictKY | 0 | 78,000 | 4,570 | 17 (82) |
| 29 | Barren County School DistrictKY | 0 | 74,000 | 4,970 | 23 (84) |
| 30 | Owensboro Independent School DistrictKY | 0 | 74,000 | 4,880 | 18 (83) |
| 31 | Marshall County School DistrictKY | 0 | 73,000 | 4,650 | 18 (87) |
| 32 | Campbell County School DistrictKY | 0 | 69,000 | 4,860 | 18 (65) |
| 33 | Muhlenberg County School DistrictKY | 0 | 66,000 | 4,590 | 18 (84) |
| 34 | Carter County School DistrictKY | 0 | 63,000 | 4,380 | 21 (73) |
| 35 | Woodford County School DistrictKY | 0 | 63,000 | 4,030 | 19 (67) |
| 36 | Anderson County School DistrictKY | 0 | 61,000 | 3,670 | 21 (69) |
| 37 | Knox County School DistrictKY | 0 | 61,000 | 4,230 | 18 (78) |
| 38 | Montgomery County School DistrictKY | 0 | 61,000 | 4,590 | 21 (72) |
| 39 | Grant County School DistrictKY | 0 | 60,000 | 3,640 | 19 (66) |
| 40 | Bowling Green Independent School DistrictKY | 0 | 60,000 | 4,190 | 17 (80) |
| 41 | Bell County School DistrictKY | 0 | 59,000 | 2,700 | 19 (68) |
| 42 | Graves County School DistrictKY | 0 | 59,000 | 4,240 | 18 (86) |
| 43 | Johnson County School DistrictKY | 0 | 58,000 | 3,560 | 21 (81) |
| 44 | Grayson County School DistrictKY | 0 | 58,000 | 4,240 | 21 (77) |
| 45 | Lincoln County School DistrictKY | 0 | 56,000 | 3,760 | 20 (73) |
| 46 | Hart County School DistrictKY | 0 | 56,000 | 2,410 | 20 (83) |
| 47 | Letcher County School DistrictKY | 580,000 | 55,000 | 3,010 | 19 (63) |
| 48 | Ohio County School DistrictKY | 0 | 55,000 | 4,230 | 19 (82) |
| 49 | Ashland Independent School DistrictKY | 0 | 54,000 | 3,380 | 21 (78) |
| 50 | Rowan County School DistrictKY | 0 | 53,000 | 3,430 | 21 (71) |
| 51 | Allen County School DistrictKY | 0 | 53,000 | 3,070 | 18 (81) |
| 52 | Knott County School DistrictKY | 0 | 52,000 | 2,280 | 18 (71) |
| 53 | Covington Independent School DistrictKY | 0 | 52,000 | 3,860 | 17 (67) |
| 54 | Simpson County School DistrictKY | 0 | 50,000 | 2,930 | 18 (79) |
| 55 | Corbin Independent School DistrictKY | 0 | 50,000 | 3,000 | 20 (74) |
| 56 | Boyd County School DistrictKY | 0 | 48,000 | 3,090 | 20 (75) |
| 57 | Lawrence County School DistrictKY | 0 | 48,000 | 2,520 | 21 (77) |
| 58 | Calloway County School DistrictKY | 0 | 47,000 | 3,020 | 19 (85) |
| 59 | Whitley County School DistrictKY | 0 | 47,000 | 4,320 | 19 (77) |
| 60 | Spencer County School DistrictKY | 0 | 47,000 | 3,030 | 22 (79) |
| 61 | Bourbon County School DistrictKY | 0 | 46,000 | 2,890 | 20 (69) |
| 62 | Fort Thomas Independent School DistrictKY | 0 | 45,000 | 3,130 | 17 (66) |
| 63 | Boyle County School DistrictKY | 0 | 45,000 | 2,740 | 20 (72) |
| 64 | Russell County School DistrictKY | 0 | 45,000 | 3,130 | 20 (75) |
| 65 | Paducah Independent School DistrictKY | 0 | 44,000 | 3,120 | 16 (82) |
| 66 | Marion County School DistrictKY | 0 | 44,000 | 3,210 | 19 (79) |
| 67 | Wayne County School DistrictKY | 0 | 44,000 | 3,120 | 18 (77) |
| 68 | Harrison County School DistrictKY | 0 | 43,000 | 2,920 | 20 (72) |
| 69 | Mercer County School DistrictKY | 0 | 42,000 | 2,780 | 20 (75) |
| 70 | Breathitt County School DistrictKY | 0 | 41,000 | 1,850 | 18 (79) |
| 71 | Bardstown Independent School DistrictKY | 0 | 41,000 | 2,730 | 17 (82) |
| 72 | Leslie County School DistrictKY | 0 | 40,000 | 1,790 | 19 (69) |
| 73 | Garrard County School DistrictKY | 0 | 40,000 | 2,650 | 20 (75) |
| 74 | Elizabethtown Independent School DistrictKY | 0 | 39,000 | 2,420 | 17 (77) |
| 75 | Breckinridge County School DistrictKY | 0 | 39,000 | 2,730 | 21 (76) |
| 76 | Carroll County School DistrictKY | 0 | 38,000 | 2,150 | 24 (74) |
| 77 | Adair County School DistrictKY | 0 | 38,000 | 2,600 | 19 (79) |
| 78 | Glasgow Independent School DistrictKY | 0 | 36,000 | 2,300 | 24 (84) |
| 79 | Clay County School DistrictKY | 0 | 36,000 | 3,180 | 20 (77) |
| 80 | Pendleton County School DistrictKY | 0 | 36,000 | 2,370 | 18 (70) |
| 81 | Greenup County School DistrictKY | 0 | 35,000 | 2,820 | 18 (73) |
| 82 | Estill County School DistrictKY | 0 | 35,000 | 2,380 | 18 (76) |
| 83 | Taylor County School DistrictKY | 0 | 35,000 | 2,720 | 18 (77) |
| 84 | Rockcastle County School DistrictKY | 0 | 35,000 | 2,810 | 17 (73) |
| 85 | Erlanger-Elsmere Independent School DistrictKY | 0 | 34,000 | 2,460 | 18 (62) |
| 86 | Butler County School DistrictKY | 0 | 34,000 | 2,240 | 20 (81) |
| 87 | McCreary County School DistrictKY | 0 | 34,000 | 2,830 | 20 (72) |
| 88 | Union County School DistrictKY | 0 | 34,000 | 2,200 | 20 (80) |
| 89 | Morgan County School DistrictKY | 0 | 34,000 | 1,950 | 21 (75) |
| 90 | Mason County School DistrictKY | 0 | 34,000 | 2,690 | 17 (63) |
| 91 | Henry County School DistrictKY | 0 | 33,000 | 2,150 | 22 (68) |
| 92 | Owen County School DistrictKY | 0 | 33,000 | 1,890 | 21 (66) |
| 93 | Magoffin County School DistrictKY | 0 | 33,000 | 2,110 | 20 (77) |
| 94 | Trigg County School DistrictKY | 0 | 33,000 | 2,030 | 20 (87) |
| 95 | Powell County School DistrictKY | 0 | 32,000 | 2,280 | 19 (76) |
| 96 | Webster County School DistrictKY | 0 | 32,000 | 2,250 | 20 (85) |
| 97 | Russell Independent School DistrictKY | 0 | 31,000 | 2,260 | 19 (80) |
| 98 | Murray Independent School DistrictKY | 0 | 31,000 | 1,740 | 18 (85) |
| 99 | Larue County School DistrictKY | 0 | 31,000 | 2,320 | 15 (78) |
| 100 | Mayfield Independent School DistrictKY | 0 | 31,000 | 1,960 | 18 (86) |
Baltimore City schools suffer from outdated infrastructure, mold, lead contamination, and a lack of funding that has prevented many schools from installing both heating equipment and air conditioning — especially in its lower-income communities and communities of color.
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