Jefferson County Public Schools (Kentucky)
Overview
 
Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) is a public school district
School district
School districts are a form of special-purpose district which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools.-United States:...

 located in Jefferson County, Kentucky
Jefferson County, Kentucky
As of the census of 2000, there were 693,604 people, 287,012 households, and 183,113 families residing in the county. The population density was . There were 305,835 housing units at an average density of...

 and operating all but one of the public schools in the county. It is governed by an elected seven-member Board of Education
Board of education
A board of education or a school board or school committee is the title of the board of directors or board of trustees of a school, local school district or higher administrative level....

 which selects and hires a Superintendent
Superintendent (education)
In education in the United States, a superintendent is an individual who has executive oversight and administration rights, usually within an educational entity or organization....

 who serves as the system's chief executive.

JCPS operates 150 schools with more than 97,500 students, making it the 28th largest school district in the United States
United States
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