All independent districts operate within a single county, with the following exceptions:[1] All county districts operate schools from kindergarten through 12th grade.
Most independent districts also do so; however, four do not operate high schools.
All school districts organized under Kentucky law are independent governments.
[2] The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) operates schools for military dependents at two major United States Army bases in Kentucky, Fort Campbell and Fort Knox.
DoDEA has organized a Kentucky-specific district to administer the schools on those bases (although some of the Fort Campbell schools are physically located in Tennessee).