SECONDARY EDUCATION IN KENTUCKY Schools and Types of Organization. There are 716 high schools in Kentucky. This number is in contrast to 738 operating last year, 808 five years ago. and 848 eight years ago. This means a decrease of . ‘ 132 high schools in eight years. . 1,: {l ! 0f the 716 high schools now operating, 643 are complete organiza- tions; i. e., they otter a program of studies through the twelfth grade. Forty-four per cent of the complete high schools are organized on the six-year basis (grades 7—12). This represents an increase of l6 in the number of six-year high schools during the past year. The '3! number of four-year organizations (grades 9—12) has decreased 13 in number during the same period. The number of junior high schools (grades 7—9) is 36. Twenty-one of them are found in independent districts While fifteen are located in county districts. There are only , _ . eleven senior high schools, grades 10—12. All are in independent ‘ . ' i districts except one which is a private high school. » The following table presents data regarding the number of the Various types of high school organizations found in Kentucky: TABLE I TYpes of High School Organizations and Number of Each Types Of County Independent Private State and ' Organizations Districts Districts Schools Regional Total Grades 223 110 i 16 6 360 Grades 146 64 49 2 261 Grades 0 10 1 0 Grades 5 2 4 0 Grades 15 21 0 0 Grades 4 n 1 0 Grades 9 3 i o 0 Grades 1 0 l 0 0 Grades 16 1 l 0 0 GM“ 1 1 l 0 o l i | l The above table not only Shows the number of different types of hlgh SC11001 organizations but it also indicates the number of high Schools 11116181“ different types of control—county districts, independent iSmCtSv private, state, and regional. It will be observed that 425 lugil SChOOlS Of all types are operated by county boards of education 4 Willie 212 are maintained by independent districts. Seventy—one are ‘ 279