Kentucky Country Day School Photo - Opening of the Meriwether STEAM Academic Center, March 2022

Best Kentucky Private Schools Offering Football Sport (2025-26)

For the 2025-26 school year, there are 26 private schools offering football as an interscholastic sport serving 14,285 students in Kentucky.
The top ranked offering football sport private schools in Kentucky include Sayre School, Kentucky Country Day School, and Trinity High School.
The average tuition cost is $10,331, which is lower than the Kentucky private school average tuition cost of $10,332.
85% of private schools offering football sport in Kentucky are religiously affiliated (most commonly Catholic and Christian).

Top Private Schools Offering Football Sport in Kentucky (2025-26)

School
Location
Quick Facts
Bethlehem High School/diocese
Bethlehem High School/diocese Photo
(Catholic)
309 W Stephen Foster Ave
Bardstown, KY 40004
(502) 827-3431
Gr: 9-12 | 279 students Avg. class size: 16 students Sports: 13 | Extracurrculars: 19 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Bowling Green Christian Academy
(Christian)
(4)
1730 Destiny Lane
Bowling Green, KY 42104
(270) 782-9552
Gr: K-12 | 136 students Avg. class size: 12 students Sports: 7 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Christ The King School
(Catholic)
(3)
412 Cochran Road
Lexington, KY 40502
(859) 266-5641
Gr: PK-8 | 475 students Avg. class size: 25 students Sports: 6 Tuition listed
700 S English Station Road
Louisville, KY 40245
(502) 244-3225
Gr: PK-12 | 1,765 student Avg. class size: 20 students Sports: 16 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Covington Catholic High School
Covington Catholic High School Photo - A two-time National Blue Ribbon School, Covington Catholic High School's Mission is to "embrace the gospel message of Jesus Christ in order to educate young men spiritually, academically, physically and socially."
All-boys (Catholic)
1600 Dixie Highway
Covington, KY 41011
(859) 240-5441
Gr: 9-12 | 503 students Avg. class size: 15 students Sports: 13 | Extracurrculars: 40 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
De Sales High School
All-boys (Catholic)
(1)
425 Kenwood Dr
Louisville, KY 40214
(502) 368-6519
Gr: 9-12 | 350 students Sports: 15 | Extracurrculars: 14 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Forest Hill Military Academy
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Military School
(2)
1122 Main St
Millersburg, KY 40348
(859) 484-2100
Gr: 6-12 Avg. class size: 10 students Sports: 16 | Extracurrculars: 5 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Holy Trinity Parish School
(Catholic)
423 Cherrywood Road
Louisville, KY 40207
(502) 974-7822
Gr: PK-8 | 769 students Avg. class size: 26 students Sports: 16 | Extracurrculars: 10 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Kentucky Country Day School
Kentucky Country Day School Photo - Opening of the Meriwether STEAM Academic Center, March 2022
(3)
4100 Springdale Rd
Louisville, KY 40241
(502) 423-0440
Gr: PK-12 | 834 students Avg. class size: 16 students Sports: 15 | Extracurrculars: 22 Tuition listed
Lexington Catholic High School
(Catholic)
2250 Clays Mill Road
Lexington, KY 40503
(859) 277-7183
Gr: 9-12 | 796 students Avg. class size: 22 students Sports: 17 | Extracurrculars: 25 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Lexington Christian Academy
Lexington Christian Academy Photo - We invite you to explore Lexington Christian Academy where our students thrive in a Christ-centered environment. LCA offers small class sizes, individualized instruction, accelerated courses, and enrichment opportunities.
(Christian)
(16)
450 W Reynolds Rd
Lexington, KY 40503
(859) 422-5700
Gr: PK-12 | 1,416 student Avg. class size: 18 students Sports: 19 | Extracurrculars: 26 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
The Lexington School
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(9)
1050 Lane Allen Road
Lexington, KY 40504
(859) 278-0501
Gr: PK-8 | 652 students Avg. class size: 14 students Sports: 15 | Extracurrculars: 9 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Mary Queen Of The Holy Rosary School
Mary Queen Of The Holy Rosary School Photo - Mary Queen of the Holy Rosary School is a National Blue Ribbon school and one of the best private schools in Lexington! We are Preschool (age 2 yrs.) through 8th grade Catholic school with a focus on the whole student; mind, body and spirt. Schedule a personal tour to learn about our MQHR School family, (859) 277-3030.
(Catholic)
(3)
605 Hill N Dale Road
Lexington, KY 40503
(859) 277-3030
Gr: PK-8 | 467 students Avg. class size: 20 students Sports: 12 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Newport Central Catholic High School
(Catholic)
13 Carothers Rd
Newport, KY 41071
(859) 292-0001
Gr: 9-12 | 227 students Avg. class size: 26 students Sports: 13 | Extracurrculars: 19 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Notre Dame Academy
Notre Dame Academy Photo
(Catholic)
1927 Lewiston Dr
Louisville, KY 40216
(502) 447-3155
Gr: PK-8 | 405 students Avg. class size: 22 students Sports: 12 Tuition listed
St. Albert The Great School
St. Albert The Great School Photo
(Catholic)
1395 Girard Dr
Louisville, KY 40222
(502) 425-1804
Gr: NS-8 | 739 students Avg. class size: 24 students Sports: 16 | Extracurrculars: 13 Tuition listed
St. Aloysius Elementary School
(Catholic)
(5)
122 Mt. Mercy Drive
Pewee Valley, KY 40056
(502) 241-8516
Gr: PK-8 | 456 students Avg. class size: 26 students Sports: 13 | Extracurrculars: 10 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
St. Gabriel School
(Catholic)
(2)
5503 Bardstown Road
Louisville, KY 40291
(502) 239-5535
Gr: K-8 | 688 students Avg. class size: 19 students Sports: 14 Tuition listed
St. Joseph School
(Catholic)
2474 Lorraine Ct
Ft Mitchell, KY 41017
(859) 578-2742
Gr: PK-8 | 347 students Sports: 7 Tuition listed
St. Nicholas Academy
(Catholic)
(1)
5501 New Cut Road
Louisville, KY 40214
(502) 368-8506
Gr: PK-8 | 249 students Avg. class size: 23 students Sports: 8 | Extracurrculars: 10 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Sayre School
Sayre School Photo - Graduation outside the steps of Old Sayre
(3)
194 N Limestone
Lexington, KY 40507
(859) 254-1361
Gr: PK-12 | 620 students Avg. class size: 14 students Sports: 14 | Extracurrculars: 28 Tuition listed
Trinity High School
Trinity High School Photo - The Path to Greatness. From the opening day orientation to graduation night, the Trinity experience is unlike any other. We've put together a wealth of resources to help prospective students and their families start down the path to greatness.
(Catholic)
4011 Shelbyville Road
Louisville, KY 40207
(502) 893-7625
Gr: 9-12 | 1,173 student Avg. class size: 21 students Sports: 21 | Extracurrculars: 53 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Bishop Brossart High School
(Catholic)
4 Grove St
Alexandria, KY 41001
(859) 635-2108
Gr: 9-12 | 301 students Avg. class size: 18 students Sports: 13 | Extracurrculars: 8 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
St. Andrew Academy
(Catholic)
7724 Columbine Dr
Louisville, KY 40258
(502) 935-4578
Gr: PK-8 | 223 students Avg. class size: 15 students Sports: 13 | Extracurrculars: 13 Tuition listed
St. Athanasius
(Catholic)
5915 Outer Loop
Louisville, KY 40219
(502) 439-3254
Gr: K-8 | 133 students Sports: 8
St. Rita Elementary School
St. Rita Elementary School Photo
(Catholic)
8709 Preston Hwy
Louisville, KY 40219
(502) 969-7067
Gr: PK-8 | 282 students Avg. class size: 22 students Sports: 10 | Extracurrculars: 9 Tuition & acceptance rate listed

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