K-12 Data

​​​The Kentucky Department of Education collects, through enterprise data systems, student and financial data from K-12 schools and districts across the state. This data is required for federal and state reporting, and funding calculations, and is used for research and analysis to support data-driven decision making.

Open House - Kentucky’s Open House is a one-stop shop for aggregated Kentucky public education data and more including:

• School Report Card Suite Page​ - school, district and state report cards provide details on demographics, test performance, accountability, teacher qualifications, student safety, parent involvement and much more
  
• Student/Parent Portal - grades, assignments, attendance announcements, schedules and more
  
• School Directory - information on schools and districts including location and contact information
  
• Supplemental Data​ - data made available after the annual School Report Card release or data not included in the School Report Card
  

Data Collection and Use - Information about collection and use through enterprise systems of student and financial data from K-12 schools and districts. 

Data Governance - KDE uses a robust cross-agency data governance structure to ensure efficient data collection, promote high data quality, guide appropriate data use and support affective data security. 

Data Privacy and Security - KDE fills a critical role in developing and communicating best practices that build on the foundation of state and federal privacy laws, including the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). 

Data Requests - KDE considers requests from external entities on a case by case basis.