KRS 159.250: Nature of census.

The director of pupil personnel of each school district, working under the direction of the

superintendent of schools, shall institute and maintain a complete, accurate, permanent,

and continuous census of all children between the ages of five (5) and twen ty-one (21)

enrolled in the public schools in the district. A child's age is between five (5) and twenty -

one (21) when the child has reached his fifth birthday and has not passed the twenty -first

birthday. The school census shall specify the name, date of birth, and sex of each child;

the name, nationality, and post-office address of each parent, guardian, or custodian of the

child; the school district in which the child resides; and the school in which the child is

enrolled. The school shall be described by number and name. The census shall contain

any other data required by the chief state school officer. Each board of education shall

furnish its director of pupil personnel with assistance it deems necessary for the

institution and maintenance of the census.