How are the schools in Louisville, KY?

Louisville has 160 public schools in federal filings, 129 with enough reported data to grade. 19% of graded schools rate A or B on reported-incident data. 62 schools reported zero bullying incidents in the most recent federal collection. Per-school grades appear in NeighborhoodSense address reports.

What is the air quality in Louisville, KY?

EPA monitoring for Jefferson County recorded a median AQI of 46 with 60% good air days in 2025. That median is better than 4% of monitored KY counties.

Are there toxic chemical releases in Louisville, KY?

65 facilities in Louisville report chemical releases to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory. Reported releases include 165,571 lbs of carcinogen-class chemicals. Facility locations relative to a specific address appear in NeighborhoodSense reports.

Is Louisville, KY safe?

NeighborhoodSense doesn't rate cities as safe or unsafe. Instead we compile the public record — reported school incidents, EPA chemical releases, air quality, hospital patient experience, and more — so you can weigh the facts for any specific address in Louisville.

City data / KY / Louisville

Louisville, KY: The Full Public Record

165,571 pounds of cancer-linked chemical releases. 129 schools with federal incident records. All public record — compiled in one place for Louisville, and available in full for any address in it.

Schools

Federal civil-rights filings cover 160 schools in Louisville, including 45 high schools. 129 report enough data to grade on reported incidents. Across those, 19% rate A or B.

A 7

B 18

C 70

D 25

F 9

In the most recent federal collection, schools here reported 387 bullying allegations, 100 weapon incidents, and 43 school-related arrests.

School-by-school grades, incident counts, and which schools serve a given address In the address report

Academic access

24 schools offer Advanced Placement courses. 25 offer dual enrollment for college credit. 137 run gifted & talented programs, and 1 offer the International Baccalaureate.

Which schools — with course counts, athletics, and counselor staffing In the address report

Chemical releases

65 facilities in Louisville report chemical releases to the EPA's Toxics Release Inventory. Their filings include 165,571 pounds of carcinogen-class releases. At least one facility reports PFAS ("forever chemicals").

Largest reported releases by weight: Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22) (300,611 lbs), Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) (255,357 lbs), Ammonia (194,094 lbs).

Facility names, locations, and distance from a specific address In the address report

Air quality

EPA monitoring for Jefferson County recorded a median AQI of 46 in 2025, with good air on 60% of monitored days. 4% of monitored KY counties recorded worse air — most recorded better.

Hospitals — rated by their patients

2 hospitals operate within 15 miles of central Louisville.

Which hospital is which — scores and infection data by name, plus distance from any address In the address report

Fatal police incidents

Public records document 37 fatal police shooting incidents in Louisville over the tracked period. Locations relative to a specific address appear in address reports.

Broader crime figures for Louisville are collected at the city level by the FBI's national reporting system; NeighborhoodSense presents them at that level, labeled as city-level — not attributed to any street or block.

Local economy

Jefferson County's economy is classified as growing in federal employment data with 0.3% job growth over the tracked decade, average annual pay of $70,910, and 33,592 registered businesses.

Every address in Louisville has its own report

The figures above are city and county totals. The address report shows the five schools serving a specific home, facility distances, hospital names and scores, and more — from the same official sources.

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