{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-160.020","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 160.020","heading":"Composition of independent school districts.","body":"(1) All school districts embracing designated cities together with the territory within\ntheir limits, including any territory added for school purposes outside of the city\nlimits, and all independent graded common school districts having a school census\nenumeration of two hundred (200) or more children, constitute independent school\ndistricts, except those which have merged with a county school district since June\n14, 1934. No independent district other than a designated city shall continue to\noperate when its school census enumeration of children falls below two hundred\n(200) pupils unless it appears to the Kentucky Board of Education that the district\ncan maintain a more efficient program of school service by operating as an\nindependent district.\n(2) As used in this section, \"designated city\" means a city classified as a city of the first,\nsecond, third, fourth, or fifth class as of January 1, 2014, under the city\nclassification system in effect prior to January 1, 2015. The Department of\nEducation shall, on or  before January 1, 2015, create an official registry listing the\ncities that qualify as a \"designated city\" under this section and shall publish that\nregistry on its Web site.","path":["KRS Chapter 160"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=43808","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:51:07Z","sha256":"57d84a9e2147b3b540046593b0e222e61f25358e8c8298e53ec5b50b38a1dc39","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-160.010","next":"us-ky/krs-160.030"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}