Because of the size and diversity of the population of Louisville, Kentucky, there are many schools in a number of different school systems, both public and private. This list of schools in Louisville, Kentucky, attempts to list the educational institutions in Louisville, as well as some post-secondary institutions in the surrounding metropolitan area.

Public schools

Private schools

Combined elementary and high schools

• The Academy for Individual Excellence (Nonsectarian) (PK–12)
• Beth Haven Christian School (Baptist) (PK–12)
• Christian Academy of Louisville (Christian) (K–12)
• Covenant Classical Academy (Christian, Classical) (K–12)
• Evangel Christian School (K–12)
• Families For Christ Christian Academy (Christian) (1–12)
• Highlands Latin School (Christian, Classical) (K–12)
• Immaculata Classical Academy (Catholic, Classical and Inclusive of Children with special needs) (PS3–12)
• Kentucky Country Day School (Nonsectarian) (K–12)
• Landmark Christian Academy (Baptist) (K–12)
• Louisville Adventist Academy (Seventh-day Adventist) (K–12)
• Louisville Classical Academy (Independent, Nonsectarian) (K–12)
• Louisville Collegiate School (Nonsectarian) (PK–12)
• M I C A H School (Baptist) (PK–11)
• Northside Christian School (Baptist) (K–12)
• Nur Islamic School of Louisville (Islamic) (PK–12)
• Pitt Academy (Catholic) (K–12)
• Portland Christian School (Christian) (K–12)
• Sayers Classical Academy (Christian, Classical) (PK–12)
• St. Francis School: Progressive Teaching: Preschool to 12th (Nonsectarian)
• Valor Traditional Academy (Christian) (K–12)
• Walden School (Nonsectarian) (K–12)
• Whitefield Academy (Baptist) (formerly Highview Baptist School) (PK–12)

Elementary schools

• Ascension Elementary School (Catholic)
• The Chance School (Nonsectarian)
• Community Catholic Elementary School (Catholic)
• The De Paul School (Nonsectarian)
• Eastside Christian Academy (Christian)
• Friends School (Nonsectarian)
• Hayfield Montessori School (Nonsectarian)
• Holy Family Elementary School (Catholic)
• Holy Spirit Elementary School (Catholic)
• Holy Trinity Parish School (Catholic)
• Immaculata Classical Academy (Catholic)
• Louisville Classical Academy (Independent, Nonsectarian)
• Louisville Deaf Oral School (Nonsectarian)
• Meredith-Dunn School (Nonsectarian)
• Emma Minnis SDA School (Seventh-day Adventist)
• Montessori School of Louisville
• Mother of Good Counsel Elementary School (Catholic)
• Notre Dame Academy (Catholic)
• Our Lady of Lourdes Elementary School (Catholic)
• Our Savior Lutheran School (Lutheran)
• Pope John Paul II Academy (Catholic)
• Prospect Latin School (Christian, Private)
• Sacred Heart Model School (Catholic)
• St. Agnes Elementary School (Catholic)
• St. Albert the Great Elementary School (Catholic)
• St. Andrew Academy (Catholic)
• St. Athanasius Elementary School (Catholic)
• St. Bernard Elementary School (Catholic)
• St. Denis Elementary School (Catholic)
• St. Edward Elementary School (Catholic)
• St. Francis of Assisi Elementary School (Catholic)
• St. Francis Goshen Campus Preschool to 8th (Nonsectarian)
• St. Gabriel Elementary School (Catholic)
• St. Helen Elementary School (Catholic)
• St. James Elementary School (Catholic)
• St. Lawrence Elementary School (Catholic)
• St. Leonard Elementary School (Catholic)
• St. Margaret Mary Elementary School (Catholic)
• St. Martha Elementary School (Catholic)
• St. Michael Elementary School (Catholic)
• St. Nicholas Academy (Catholic)
• St. Patrick Elementary School (Catholic)
• St. Paul Elementary School (Catholic)
• St. Raphael Elementary School (Catholic)
• St. Rita Elementary School (Catholic)
• St. Rose Elementary School (Catholic)
• St. Stephen Martyr Elementary School (Catholic)
• Summit Academy Of Greater Louisville (Nonsectarian)
• Thomas Merton Academy (Catholic)
• Waldorf School Of Louisville (Nonsectarian)
• The West End School

High schools

• Assumption High School (Catholic, female only)
• DeSales High School (Catholic, male only)
• Holy Cross High School (Catholic, co-ed)
• Louisville Classical Academy (Independent, Nonsectarian)
• Mercy Academy (Catholic, female only)
• Presentation Academy (Catholic, female only)
• Sacred Heart Academy (Catholic, female only)
• St. Francis High School (Nonsectarian)
• St. Xavier High School (Catholic, male only)
• Trinity High School (Catholic, male only)

Colleges and universities

Public institutions ranked by highest degree offered

• University of Louisville (Highest degree offered is Doctorate)
• Indiana University Southeast (Located in nearby New Albany, Indiana, highest degree offered is Master's Degree)
• Purdue University New Albany (Located in nearby New Albany, Indiana, highest degree offered is a Bachelor's Degree)
• Jefferson Community and Technical College (Highest degree offered is Associate's)
• Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana (Located in nearby Sellersburg, Indiana, highest degree offered is Associate's)

Private institutions offering four year (or more) degrees

• Bellarmine University (Not-for-profit, Catholic)
• Boyce College (Not-for-profit, Baptist)
• Campbellsville University - Louisville (Not-for-profit, Baptist)
• Indiana Wesleyan University (Not-for-profit, Wesleyan, Louisville Campus)
• ITT Technical Institute (For-profit)
• Louisville Bible College (Not-for-profit, Christian Churches/Churches of Christ)
• Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary (Not-for-profit, Presbyterian)
• McKendree University (Not-for-profit, Louisville Campus)
• Simmons College of Kentucky (Not-for-profit, HBCU)
• Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (Not-for-profit, Baptist)
• Spalding University (Not-for-profit, Catholic)
• Sullivan University (For-profit)
• Sullivan College of Technology and Design (For-profit)
• University of Phoenix (For-profit, Louisville Campus)
• Webster University (Not-for-profit, Louisville Campus)

Private institutions offering two year degrees

• Boyce College (Not-for-profit, Baptist)
• Brown Mackie College (For-profit, primary school in Kansas)
• Daymar College (For-profit)
• Galen College of Nursing (For-profit)
• National College of Business and Technology (For-profit)
• Spencerian College (For-profit)
• Empire Beauty School (For-profit)
• Louisville Beauty Academy (For-profit)
• Louisville Institute of Technology (LIT) (For-profit)