About US

WCPS By The Numbers:

• 18,000 (+) students
• 3,000 employees
• 102 (+) spoken languages
• 90 nationalities
• 15 elementary schools
• 4 middle schools
• 4 high schools
• 5 alternative schools
• 1 virtual high school
• 2 million meals served a year
• 2.5 million miles driven by buses each year
• 11 Distinguished Schools
• 4 Schools of Distinction 
• 4th largest school district in KY
•  Leader In Me Lighthouse Schools

 

Academic Accolades:

• 11 Distinguished Schools
• 4 Schools of Distinction
• 2 High Schools named among the Top Performing in KY on ACT

Energy Conservation & Management  

• Nation’s First Net Zero School - Richardsville Elementary
• Net Zero School - Jennings Creek Elementary
• Guaranteed Energy Savings Program
• 4 Net Zero Ready Schools - Bristow, Jody Richards, South Warren Middle & South Warren High
• 23 out of 24 buildings earned Energy Star Labels 
• More than $14 million in cost savings since Conservation Program began in 2003
• Energy Teams

 

The Leader In Me 

• First Legacy Schools in the state of Kentucky (Natcher, Alvaton and Briarwood)
• 13 Lighthouse Schools: Briarwood, Natcher, Alvaton, Plano, North Warren, Cumberland Trace, Rockfield, Richardsville, Rich Pond, Lost River, Jody Richards, Jennings Creek and Bristow Elementaries. 
• First TWO Lighthouse Schools in KY: Briarwood & Natcher
• 7 Habits taught
• Career coaches in every high school

 

Student Support Services 

• Family Resource Youth Services Center
• District-wide Synergy Center
• Curriculum Coordinators in all elementary & middle schools
• Area Technology Center
• 212 Academy (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math)
• Dropout Coordinator
• Dual Credits Courses
• AP Courses
• District Student Assistant Counselors
• Strings Program
• JROTC Programs in 3 schools
• AP Visual Classroom