Because of the size and diversity of the population of Louisville, Kentucky, there are many schools in a number of different school systems, both public and private. This list of schools in Louisville, Kentucky, attempts to list the educational institutions in Louisville, as well as some post-secondary institutions in the surrounding metropolitan area.

Public schools

Private schools

Combined elementary and high schools

  • The Academy for Individual Excellence (Nonsectarian) (PK–12)
  • Beth Haven Christian School (Baptist) (PK–12)
  • Christian Academy of Louisville (Christian) (K–12)
  • Covenant Classical Academy (Christian, Classical) (K–12)
  • Evangel Christian School (K–12)
  • Families For Christ Christian Academy (Christian) (1–12)
  • Highlands Latin School (Christian, Classical) (K–12)
  • Immaculata Classical Academy (Catholic, Classical and Inclusive of Children with special needs) (PS3–12)
  • Kentucky Country Day School (Nonsectarian) (K–12)
  • Landmark Christian Academy (Baptist) (K–12)
  • Louisville Adventist Academy (Seventh-day Adventist) (K–12)
  • Louisville Classical Academy (Independent, Nonsectarian) (K–12)
  • Louisville Collegiate School (Nonsectarian) (PK–12)
  • M I C A H School (Baptist) (PK–11)
  • Northside Christian School (Baptist) (K–12)
  • Nur Islamic School of Louisville (Islamic) (PK–12)
  • Pitt Academy (Catholic) (K–12)
  • Portland Christian School (Christian) (K–12)
  • Sayers Classical Academy (Christian, Classical) (PK–12)
  • St. Francis School: Progressive Teaching: Preschool to 12th (Nonsectarian)
  • Valor Traditional Academy (Christian) (K–12)
  • Walden School (Nonsectarian) (K–12)
  • Whitefield Academy (Baptist) (formerly Highview Baptist School) (PK–12)

Elementary schools

  • Ascension Elementary School (Catholic)
  • The Chance School (Nonsectarian)
  • Community Catholic Elementary School (Catholic)
  • The De Paul School (Nonsectarian)
  • Eastside Christian Academy (Christian)
  • Friends School (Nonsectarian)
  • Hayfield Montessori School (Nonsectarian)
  • Holy Family Elementary School (Catholic)
  • Holy Spirit Elementary School (Catholic)
  • Holy Trinity Parish School (Catholic)
  • Immaculata Classical Academy (Catholic)
  • Louisville Classical Academy (Independent, Nonsectarian)
  • Louisville Deaf Oral School (Nonsectarian)
  • Meredith-Dunn School (Nonsectarian)
  • Emma Minnis SDA School (Seventh-day Adventist)
  • Montessori School of Louisville
  • Mother of Good Counsel Elementary School (Catholic)
  • Notre Dame Academy (Catholic)
  • Our Lady of Lourdes Elementary School (Catholic)
  • Our Savior Lutheran School (Lutheran)
  • Pope John Paul II Academy (Catholic)
  • Prospect Latin School (Christian, Private)
  • Sacred Heart Model School (Catholic)
  • St. Agnes Elementary School (Catholic)
  • St. Albert the Great Elementary School (Catholic)
  • St. Andrew Academy (Catholic)
  • St. Athanasius Elementary School (Catholic)
  • St. Bernard Elementary School (Catholic)
  • St. Denis Elementary School (Catholic)
  • St. Edward Elementary School (Catholic)
  • St. Francis of Assisi Elementary School (Catholic)
  • St. Francis Goshen Campus Preschool to 8th (Nonsectarian)
  • St. Gabriel Elementary School (Catholic)
  • St. Helen Elementary School (Catholic)
  • St. James Elementary School (Catholic)
  • St. Lawrence Elementary School (Catholic)
  • St. Leonard Elementary School (Catholic)
  • St. Margaret Mary Elementary School (Catholic)
  • St. Martha Elementary School (Catholic)
  • St. Michael Elementary School (Catholic)
  • St. Nicholas Academy (Catholic)
  • St. Patrick Elementary School (Catholic)
  • St. Paul Elementary School (Catholic)
  • St. Raphael Elementary School (Catholic)
  • St. Rita Elementary School (Catholic)
  • St. Rose Elementary School (Catholic)
  • St. Stephen Martyr Elementary School (Catholic)
  • Summit Academy Of Greater Louisville (Nonsectarian)
  • Thomas Merton Academy (Catholic)
  • Waldorf School Of Louisville (Nonsectarian)
  • The West End School

High schools

  • Assumption High School (Catholic, female only)
  • DeSales High School (Catholic, male only)
  • Holy Cross High School (Catholic, co-ed)
  • Louisville Classical Academy (Independent, Nonsectarian)
  • Mercy Academy (Catholic, female only)
  • Presentation Academy (Catholic, female only)
  • Sacred Heart Academy (Catholic, female only)
  • St. Francis High School (Nonsectarian)
  • St. Xavier High School (Catholic, male only)
  • Trinity High School (Catholic, male only)

Colleges and universities

Public institutions ranked by highest degree offered

  • University of Louisville (Highest degree offered is Doctorate)
  • Indiana University Southeast (Located in nearby New Albany, Indiana, highest degree offered is Master's Degree)
  • Purdue University New Albany (Located in nearby New Albany, Indiana, highest degree offered is a Bachelor's Degree)
  • Jefferson Community and Technical College (Highest degree offered is Associate's)
  • Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana (Located in nearby Sellersburg, Indiana, highest degree offered is Associate's)

Private institutions offering four year (or more) degrees

  • Bellarmine University (Not-for-profit, Catholic)
  • Boyce College (Not-for-profit, Baptist)
  • Campbellsville University - Louisville (Not-for-profit, Baptist)
  • Indiana Wesleyan University (Not-for-profit, Wesleyan, Louisville Campus)
  • ITT Technical Institute (For-profit)
  • Louisville Bible College (Not-for-profit, Christian Churches/Churches of Christ)
  • Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary (Not-for-profit, Presbyterian)
  • McKendree University (Not-for-profit, Louisville Campus)
  • Simmons College of Kentucky (Not-for-profit, HBCU)
  • Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (Not-for-profit, Baptist)
  • Spalding University (Not-for-profit, Catholic)
  • Sullivan University (For-profit)
  • Sullivan College of Technology and Design (For-profit)
  • University of Phoenix (For-profit, Louisville Campus)
  • Webster University (Not-for-profit, Louisville Campus)

Private institutions offering two year degrees

  • Boyce College (Not-for-profit, Baptist)
  • Brown Mackie College (For-profit, primary school in Kansas)
  • Daymar College (For-profit)
  • Galen College of Nursing (For-profit)
  • National College of Business and Technology (For-profit)
  • Spencerian College (For-profit)
  • Empire Beauty School (For-profit)
  • Louisville Beauty Academy (For-profit)
  • Louisville Institute of Technology (LIT) (For-profit)

See also

  • Archdiocese of Louisville Schools
  • Jefferson County Public Schools
  • Private School Review website

References