Editing Frankfort, Kentucky (section)

==Education==

[[Kentucky State University]] is located with the Frankfort city limits. KSU (also known as KYSU) is  a public [[historically black university]] and an 1890 [[Land-grant university|land-grant institution]].<ref name="educ1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.frankfort.ky.gov/322/Education|title=Education &#124; Frankfort, KY|website=www.frankfort.ky.gov}}</ref>

Two public [[school district]]s serve the city,<ref name=Censusschoolmap>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st21_ky/schooldistrict_maps/c21073_franklin/DC20SD_C21073.pdf|title=2020 census - school district reference map: Franklin County, KY|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2022-08-11}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st21_ky/schooldistrict_maps/c21073_franklin/DC20SD_C21073_SD2MS.txt Text list] - For more detailed boundaries of the independent school districts see: {{cite web|url=https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/lrc/publications/ResearchReports/RR415.pdf |title=Appendix B: Maps Of Independent School Districts In Operation In FY 2014-FY 2015 Using 2005 Tax District Boundaries – Frankfort ISD |work=Research Report No. 415 – Kentucky's Independent School Districts: A Primer |publisher=Office of Education Accountability, Legislative Research Commission |location=Frankfort, KY |page=110 (PDF p. 124/174)|date=September 15, 2015 }}</ref> with three public high schools within the city limits.<ref name="educ1" />

'''[[Frankfort Independent School District]]''' serves the downtown neighborhoods including Downtown, South Frankfort, Bellepoint and Tanglewood. FIS operates The Early Learning Academy (a [[preschool]]), Second Street School (primary and middle grades), [[Frankfort High School (Kentucky)|Frankfort High School]], and Panther Transition Academy (a non-traditional high school program).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.frankfort.k12.ky.us/|title=Frankfort Independent Schools|website=www.frankfort.k12.ky.us|access-date=2019-02-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209124529/http://www.frankfort.k12.ky.us/|archive-date=February 9, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

'''[[Franklin County Public Schools (Kentucky)|Franklin County Public Schools]]''' serves the rest of the city and county, including seven [[elementary school]]s (Bridgeport, Collins Lane, Early Learning Village, Elkhorn, Hearn, Peaks Mill, Westridge), two [[Middle school#United States|middle school]]s (Bondurant, Elkhorn), and two [[high school]]s ([[Franklin County High School (Kentucky)|Franklin County High School]] and [[Western Hills High School (Frankfort, Kentucky)|Western Hills High School]]).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.franklin.kyschools.us/|title=Franklin County Schools|website=www.franklin.kyschools.us}}</ref>

There are several [[private school]]s in the area, including Capital Day School, Frankfort Christian Academy, and Good Shepherd Catholic School.

Frankfort  has a [[public library|lending library]], Paul Sawyier Public Library, named in 1965 after the watercolor artist [[Paul Sawyier]] whose many paintings document the history of the area.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://kdla.ky.gov/librarians/pages/librarydirectory.aspx | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190111202017/https://kdla.ky.gov/librarians/pages/librarydirectory.aspx | url-status=dead | archive-date=January 11, 2019 | title=Kentucky Public Library Directory | publisher=Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives | access-date=May 18, 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://explorekyhistory.ky.gov/items/show/250|title=Paul Sawyier Library|first=Amy|last=Roe|website=ExploreKYHistory|access-date=May 18, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pspl.org/event/paul-sawyier-art-exhibit/|title=Paul Sawyier Art Exhibit|date=September 8, 2018|website=pspl.org|access-date=May 18, 2020|archive-date=September 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210921222817/https://www.pspl.org/event/paul-sawyier-art-exhibit/|url-status=dead}}</ref>