About two dozen small, private religious schools are sanctioned by the Kentucky Christian Athletic Association.

[4] Whether public, private, or federally administered, all member schools compete for state championships on an equal basis.

Of the 13 sports in which the KHSAA sanctions state championships, only three are organized in multiple classes—cross-country, football, and track.

Single-sex schools are deemed to have double their actual average enrollment for cross-country and track; prior to the 2007 realignment, football also used this rule.

[24] Like all U.S. jurisdictions, Kentucky has an upper age limit for high school athletic participation.

The KHSAA rule is that students must be under age 19 as of the July 31 preceding the current academic year.