KENTUCKY – On this week’s “In Focus Kentucky” program, we’re looking at K-12 public education in the Commonwealth. The 2024-2025 academic school year started in August for thousands of students across Kentucky’s 171 school districts, which include 120 public school districts and 51 independent districts. These districts serve 1,484 public schools and 634,424 students in grades preschool through 12th. Grammy Award-winning country music artist Dolly Parton visited Lexington to celebrate her Imagination Library in Kentucky.