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After-school in Kentucky
Updated 2026-06-13
1,612
public schools
173
120
697K
students enrolled
$21.5M
federal 21st CCLC
23K
youth served (funded)
—
kids in unmet demand
Kentucky needs more after-school seats. You could open a program.
A step-by-step guide for Kentucky — local demand, 21st CCLC funding, licensing, and how to launch.
Federal funding (21st CCLC)
FY2026
$21,494,076
22,534 youth
Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Centers
Afterschool Alliance — Kentucky state facts →
State funding streams
No dedicated state stream recorded — federal 21st CCLC only, as far as we've ingested.
Who's in charge
Statewide after-school network
Kentucky education agency contacts (4 agencies — click to expand) Source: U.S. Dept. of Education ↗
State Department of Education
Kentucky Department of Education
300 Sower Blvd., 5th Floor, Frankfort, KY 40601
📞 (502) 564-2000
Website →
State Higher Education Agency
Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority
100 Airport Road, Frankfort, KY 40602-0798
📞 (502) 696-7200
Fax (502) 696-7496
Website →
Special Education Agency
Office of Teaching and Learning, Division of Learning Services
300 Sower Blvd., 5th Floor, Frankfort, KY 40602
📞 (502) 564-4970
Fax (502) 564-6721
Website →
State Adult Education Agency
Kentucky Adult Education, Council on Postsecondary Education
100 Airport Road, Suite 250, Frankfort, KY 40601
📞 (502) 573-1555
Website →
ED.gov page last reviewed March 30, 2026.
Education & after-school conferences (39 — click to expand) Browse & filter all →
Statewide
Kentucky Out-of-School Alliance
🗓 See network site for current events
Statewide afterschool & expanded-learning field
National
Afterschool
National AfterSchool Association
🗓 Annual (spring)
Afterschool & out-of-school-time professionals
National
Out-of-school time
BOOST Collaborative
🗓 Annual (spring, Palm Springs, CA)
OST leaders & practitioners
National
Expanded learning
Foundations, Inc.
🗓 Annual (winter)
Afterschool & expanded-learning educators
National
Summer learning
National Summer Learning Association
🗓 Annual
Summer & out-of-school-time field
National
Advocacy
Afterschool Alliance
🗓 Annual (Washington, D.C.)
Afterschool advocates & program leaders
National
Awareness
Afterschool Alliance
🗓 Annual — every October
Nationwide rally for afterschool programs
National
Out-of-school time
How Kids Learn Foundation / Temescal Associates
🗓 Annual
OST & youth-development staff
National
Program quality
The After School Institute
🗓 Annual
Afterschool program staff & directors
National
Camp & summer
American Camp Association
🗓 Annual (winter)
Camp & summer program professionals
National
Parks & rec youth programs
National Recreation and Park Association
🗓 Annual (fall)
Parks, recreation & out-of-school-time staff
National
Social-emotional learning
CASEL (Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning)
🗓 Annual
Educators & OST staff focused on SEL
National
STEM in OST
STEM Next Opportunity Fund
🗓 Annual
STEM learning ecosystem leaders
National
Youth development
Boys & Girls Clubs of America
🗓 Annual
Club professionals & youth-development staff
National
Youth development
National 4-H Council
🗓 Annual
4-H & youth-development educators
National
Youth systems
Forum for Youth Investment
🗓 Periodic
Youth-serving systems & intermediaries
National
OST systems & intermediaries
Every Hour Counts
🗓 Periodic
Citywide OST system leaders
National
Statewide networks
Mott-funded 50 State Afterschool Network
🗓 Annual
State afterschool network leaders
National
Education innovation
🗓 Annual (March, Austin, TX)
Education & OST innovators
National
Education innovation
ASU+GSV
🗓 Annual (spring)
Education leaders & funders
National
Education philanthropy
Grantmakers for Education
🗓 Annual (fall)
Education & youth funders
National
K-12 ed-tech
Future of Educational Technology Conference
🗓 January 26-29, 2027, Orlando, FL
K-12 educators, tech directors, district leaders
National
K-12 ed-tech leadership
Consortium for School Networking (CoSN)
🗓 April 13-15, 2026, Chicago, IL
K-12 edtech leaders, CIOs/CTOs, superintendents
National
K-12 ed-tech & instructional strategies
ISTE+ASCD
🗓 June 28 - July 1, 2026, Orlando, FL
K-12 educators, instructional leaders, edtech professionals
National
School/district leadership
AASA, The School Superintendents Association
🗓 February 12-14, 2026, Nashville, TN
Superintendents and district administrators
National
School leadership
National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP)
🗓 July 13-15, 2026, Orlando, FL
Elementary & middle-level principals and assistant principals
National
School leadership
National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP)
🗓 February 6-9, 2027, Tampa, FL
Secondary school principals and assistant principals
National
STEM in OST
STEM Next Opportunity Fund
🗓 Annual
Afterschool and out-of-school-time STEM leaders
National
Summer learning
National Summer Learning Association
🗓 Annual (winter)
Summer & expanded-learning leaders
National
Youth mentoring
MENTOR National
🗓 January 28-29, 2027, Washington, DC (annual, end of National Mentoring Month)
Mentoring practitioners, researchers, funders, youth leaders, government & civic leaders
National
Youth advocacy & resilience
Georgia Southern University
🗓 Annual (early March), Savannah, GA
Teachers, principals, counselors, social workers, youth-serving professionals & community leaders
National
Summer camp & youth development
American Camp Association, NY & NJ
🗓 March 9-11, 2027, Atlantic City, NJ
Camp directors & camp professionals nationwide
National
Federal education programs (ESEA/Title I)
National Association of ESEA State Program Administrators (NAESPA)
🗓 February 23-25, 2027, Louisville, KY & online
Federal program administrators, Title I educators & school leaders
National
Professional learning
Learning Forward
🗓 Annual — every December
District administrators, principals, instructional coaches & teacher leaders
National
Science & STEM education
National Science Teaching Association (NSTA)
🗓 Twice yearly — November 4-7, 2026, Indianapolis, IN; March 17-20, 2027, Boston, MA
K-12 science teachers, STEM educators & science supervisors
National
Early childhood & school-age education
National Association for the Education of Young Children
🗓 December 5-8, 2026, Washington, DC (centennial); Dec 4-7, 2027, Chicago, IL
Early childhood educators, program leaders & school-age care professionals
National
Middle level education
Association for Middle Level Education (AMLE)
🗓 November 4-7, 2026, Nashville, TN
Middle school educators & leaders
National
Community schools & family engagement
Institute for Educational Leadership (IEL) / Coalition for Community Schools
🗓 Annual (late spring)
Community school coordinators, district leaders, OST & family engagement practitioners
National
School counseling & student support
American School Counselor Association
🗓 July 11-14, 2026, New Orleans, LA
K-12 school counselors & student support staff
Specific dates and venues change each year — visit each organizer for the current schedule.
After-school service providers & vendors (1,755)
Organizations that run or supply Kentucky after-school programs — state-funded operators and enrichment vendors.
Operators are organizations awarded state/federal after-school funding; vendors are licensed providers servicing after-school. Each card links to its source.
Program directory
0 programs on record
No individual programs ingested for Kentucky yet.
Kentucky schools — breakdowns
Schools serving each grade
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Count of schools whose grade span includes each grade.
Schools by level
Browse Kentucky schools by county (120)
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Grant
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Green
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Hancock
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Harlan
Harrison
Hart
Henderson
Henry
Hickman
Hopkins
Jackson
Jefferson
Jessamine
Johnson
Kenton
Knott
Knox
Larue
Laurel
Lawrence
Lee
Leslie
Letcher
Lewis
Lincoln
Livingston
Logan
Lyon
Madison
Magoffin
Marion
Marshall
Martin
Mason
Mccracken
Mccreary
Mclean
Meade
Menifee
Mercer
Metcalfe
Monroe
Montgomery
Morgan
Muhlenberg
Nelson
Nicholas
Ohio
Oldham
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Owsley
Pendleton
Perry
Pike
Powell
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Robertson
Rockcastle
Rowan
Russell
Scott
Shelby
Simpson
Spencer
Taylor
Todd
Trigg
Trimble
Union
Warren
Washington
Wayne
Webster
Whitley
Wolfe
Woodford
Browse Kentucky schools by district (173)
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Jefferson County180
Fayette County78
Kentucky Tech System62
Warren County37
Hardin County29
Boone County27
Bullitt County26
Daviess County24
Kenton County22
Oldham County22
Madison County22
Pike County21
Laurel County20
Hopkins County19
Scott County18
Christian County18
Floyd County17
McCracken County16
Franklin County16
Shelby County15
Pulaski County14
Carter County14
Knox County14
Muhlenberg County14
Jessamine County14
Marshall County14
Henderson County13
Graves County13
Owensboro Independent13
Boyd County13
Harlan County13
Rowan County12
Campbell County12
Covington Independent12
Nelson County12
Letcher County11
Johnson County11
Perry County11
Ohio County11
Bowling Green Independent11
Barren County11
Whitley County11
Clark County10
Clay County10
Ashland Independent10
Meade County10
Erlanger-Elsmere Independent9
Lewis County9
Union County9
Corbin Independent9
Woodford County9
Anderson County9
Morgan County8
Logan County8
Marion County8
Harrison County8
Lincoln County8
Wayne County8
Knott County8
Bardstown Independent8
Calloway County8
Jackson County8
Montgomery County8
Paducah Independent8
Breathitt County8
McCreary County8
Grayson County8
Boyle County7
Glasgow Independent7
Bourbon County7
Greenup County7
Washington County7
Wolfe County7
Bell County7
Elizabethtown Independent6
Estill County6
Adair County6
Mercer County6
Todd County6
Leslie County6
Webster County6
Henry County6
Middlesboro Independent6
Grant County6
Simpson County6
Casey County6
Newport Independent6
Breckinridge County6
Hart County6
Rockcastle County6
Garrard County6
Lawrence County6
McLean County6
Powell County6
Fleming County6
Butler County6
Pendleton County5
LaRue County5
Bath County5
Ballard County5
Magoffin County5
Hazard Independent5
Lyon County5
Martin County5
Monroe County5
Frankfort Independent5
Clinton County5
Fort Thomas Independent5
Carroll County5
Allen County5
Taylor County5
Campbellsville Independent5
Williamstown Independent5
Spencer County5
Danville Independent5
Edmonson County5
Raceland-Worthington Independent5
Russell County5
Russell Independent4
Caldwell County4
Dayton Independent4
Walton-Verona Independent4
Hancock County4
Bracken County4
Livingston County4
Murray Independent4
Trimble County4
Paris Independent4
Mason County4
Carlisle County4
Crittenden County4
Green County4
Menifee County4
Gallatin County4
Trigg County4
Cumberland County4
Harlan Independent3
Beechwood Independent3
Berea Independent3
Owen County3
Mayfield Independent3
Metcalfe County3
Somerset Independent3
Fulton County3
Russellville Independent3
Caverna Independent3
Eminence Independent3
Pineville Independent3
Lee County2
Hickman County2
Bellevue Independent2
Dawson Springs Independent2
Paintsville Independent2
Nicholas County2
Owsley County2
Pikeville Independent2
Fairview Independent2
Ludlow Independent2
Elliott County2
East Bernstadt Independent1
Fulton Independent1
Williamsburg Independent1
Robertson County1
Kentucky School for the Deaf District1
Southgate Independent1
Burgin Independent1
Jackson Independent1
Barbourville Independent1
Kentucky School for the Blind District1
Augusta Independent1
Science Hill Independent1
Jenkins Independent1
Anchorage Independent1
Public schools (click to collapse)
1,612 schools on record · 696,565 students · 346 cities · 120 counties
★ Best schools in Kentucky →
Public schools (click to collapse)
1,612 schools on record · 696,565 students · 346 cities · 120 counties
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