List of marching bands in Kentucky


This is a list for marching bands in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Below includes high school, college and independent marching groups.

Active competitive high school bands

Below is a list of Kentucky high school marching bands who actively compete in the KMEA Marching Band circuit.
SchoolMarching BandCityState Champs/Finals App.Record ScoreClass
Adair County High SchoolAdair County Marching BandColumbia, KY23/3896.110 AAA
Allen County-Scottsville High SchoolAllen Co./Scottsville Marching BandScottsville, KY0/186.060 AAA
Anderson County High SchoolAnderson County Marching BandLawrenceburg, KY3/1392.600 AAAA
Ballard Memorial High SchoolBallard Memorial Marching BandBarlow, KY0/082.360 A
Bardstown High SchoolBardstown Marching BandBardstown, KY0/075.68 AA
Barren County High SchoolBarren County Marching TrojansGlasgow, KY0/183.270 AAAA
Beechwood High SchoolBeechwood Marching TigersFort Mitchell, KY12/2190.750 AA
Bourbon County High SchoolBourbon County Marching ColonelsParis, KY9/2193.130 AAAA
Boyle County High SchoolBoyle County Marching BandDanville, KY3/1490.000 AAA
Breckinridge County High SchoolBreckinridge County Marching BandHarned, KY0/291.450 AAA
Butler County High SchoolButler County Marching BandMorgantown, KY0/085.400 AAA
Caldwell County High SchoolCaldwell County Band of PridePrinceton, KY0/185.700 AA
Calloway County High SchoolCalloway County Marching BandMurray, KY0/789.200 AAAA
Campbellsville High SchoolCampbellsville Marching EaglesCampbellsville, KY1/891.500 A
Casey County High SchoolCasey County Marching BandLiberty, KY0/085.100 A
Central Hardin High SchoolCentral Hardin Marching BandCecilia, KY1/491.330 AAAA
Christian Academy of LouisvilleChristian Academy of Louisville Marching BandLouisville, KY0/283.800 AA
Corbin High SchoolCorbin Marching RedhoundsCorbin, KY0/183.340 AA
Cumberland County High SchoolCumberland County Marching BandBurkesville, KY0/487.260 A
Danville High SchoolDanville Marching BandDanville, KY0/587.450 A
Daviess County High SchoolDaviess County Marching BandOwensboro, KY1/1293.440 AAAA
Dixie Heights High SchoolDixie Heights Marching ColonelsEdgewood, KY1/588.900 AAAAA
East Jessamine High SchoolEast Jessamine Marching JaguarsNicholasville, KY0/392.150 AAA
Edmonson County High SchoolEdmonson County Marching BandBrownsville, KY0/073.150 AA
Elizabethtown High SchoolElizabethtown Marching PanthersElizabehtown, KY5/1394.100 AAA
Estill County High SchoolEstill County Marching EngineersIrvine, KY4/1189.150 AA
Franklin-Simpson High SchoolFranklin-Simpson Marching BandFranklin, KY0/079.650 AAA
Garrard County High SchoolGarrard County Marching Golden LionsLancaster, KY1/1390.720 AAA
George Rogers Clark High SchoolGeorge Rogers Clark Marching BandWinchester, KY2/1894.430 AAAAA
Glasgow High SchoolGlasgow Scottie BandGlasgow, KY5/1490.980 AA
Grayson County High SchoolGrayson County Marching BandLeitchfield, KY0/087.720 AAAA
Green County High SchoolGreen County Marching BandGreensburg, KY0/281.250 A
Hancock County High SchoolHancock County Marching BandLewisport, KY1/685.700 AA
Harlan High SchoolHarlan Marching BandHarlan, KY0/081.300 A
Harrison County High SchoolHarrison County Marching BandCynthiana, KY5/2596.350 AAAA
Hart County High SchoolHart County Marching BandMunfordville, KY0/086.140 AA
Henderson County High SchoolHenderson County Marching BandHenderson, KY0/389.670 AAAA
Henry Clay High SchoolHenry Clay Marching BandLexington, KY0/389.780 AAAAA
Henry County High SchoolHenry County Marching BandNew Castle, KY0/078.400 AA
Lafayette High SchoolPride of the BluegrassLexington, KY25/3997.250 AAAAA
Larry A. Ryle High SchoolRyle Raider BandUnion, KY0/991.000 AAAAA
Larue County High SchoolLarue County Marching BandHodgenville, KY1/1086.250 AAA
Lee County High SchoolLee County Marching BandBeattyville, KY0/283.700 A
Lewis County High SchoolLewis County Marching BandVanceburg, KY0/078.64 A
Lloyd Memorial High SchoolLloyd Memorial Marching JuggernautsErlanger, KY0/890.900 AA
Logan County High SchoolLogan County Marching BandRussellville, KY0/083.600 AAAA
Madison Central High SchoolMadison Central Marching IndiansRichmond, KY6/2794.750 AAAAA
Madison Southern High SchoolMadison Southern Marching EaglesBerea, KY2/387.280 AAAA
Madisonville North Hopkins High SchoolMadisonville Marching MaroonsMadisonville, KY10/2591.590 AAAA
Marion County High SchoolMarion County Marching BandLebanon, KY1/394.010 AA
Mayfield High SchoolMayfield Marching CardinalsMayfield, KY1/786.200 A
McCracken County High SchoolMcCracken County Marching BandPaducah, KY0/077.100 AAAAA
McLean County High SchoolMcLean County Marching BandCalhoun, KY0/078.450 AA
Meade County High SchoolMeade County Marching GreenwavesBrandenburg, KY1/189.680 AAAA
Mercer County Senior High SchoolMercer County Marching TitansHarrodsburg, KY3/1393.910 AA
Metcalfe County High SchoolMetcalfe County Marching BandEdmonton, KY0/076.250 A
Monroe County High SchoolMonroe County Marching BandTompkinsville, KY0/077.750 AA
Muhlenburg County High SchoolMuhlenburg County Marching BandGreenville, KY0/089.000 AAAA
Murray High SchoolMurray Marching TigersMurray, KY6/2392.200 AAA
Nicholas County High SchoolNicholas County Marching BandCarlisle, KY3/1092.000 A
North Bullitt High SchoolNorth Bullitt Marching BandShepherdsville, KY0/065.850 AAA
North Hardin High SchoolNorth Hardin Marching TrojansRadcliff, KY3/2895.710 AAAAA
North Oldham High SchoolNorth Oldham Marching BandGoshen, KY0/184.600 AAA
Owen County High SchoolOwen County Marching BandOwenton, KY0/079.800 A
Owensboro Catholic High SchoolOwensboro Catholic Marching BandOwensboro, KY1/784.850 A
Paris High SchoolParis Marching BandParis, KY0/187.950 A
Paul Laurence Dunbar High SchoolDunbar Marching BulldogsLexington, KY7/3194.700 AAAAA
Pike County Central High SchoolPike County Central Marching BandPikeville, KY0/080.760 AA
Powell County High SchoolPowell County Marching BandStanton, KY0/178.250 A
Pulaski County High SchoolP.R.I.D.E. of PulaskiSomerset, KY0/089.000 AAA
Rockcastle County High SchoolRockcastle County Marching RocketsMount Vernon, KY0/073.950 AA
Rowan County High SchoolRowan County Marching BandMorehead, KY0/286.170 AAA
Russell High SchoolRussell Marching BandRussell, KY0/485.750 AA
Russell County High SchoolRussell County Marching BandRussell Springs, KY2/1592.900 AAA
Russellville High SchoolRussellville Marching BandRussellville, KY0/185.010 AA
Somerset High SchoolSomerset Marching BandSomerset, KY0/182.900 A
South Laurel High SchoolSouth Laurel Marching BandLondon, KY2/690.350 AAA
South Warren High SchoolSouth Warren Marching SpartansBowling Green, KY0/187.050 AAAAA
Southwestern High SchoolSouthwestern Marching BandSomerset, KY0/074.700 AAAA
Tates Creek High SchoolTates Creek Commodore BandLexington, KY0/692.100 AAAAA
Taylor County High SchoolTaylor County Marching BandCampbellsville, KY0/1289.850 AAA
Todd County Central High SchoolTodd County Central Marching BandElkton, KY0/083.100 AA
Trigg County High SchoolTrigg County Marching WildcatsCadiz, KY0/788.600 AA
Valley High SchoolValley Marching BandLouisville, KY0/060.750 AA
Warren East High SchoolWarren East Marching BandBowling Green, KY0/080.840 AAA
Washington County High SchoolWashington County Marching BandSpringfield, KY5/1791.060 A
Wayne County High SchoolWayne County Marching BandMonticello, KY0/086.770 AA
Webster County High SchoolWebster County Marching BandDixon, KY0/076.500 AA
West Jessamine High SchoolWest Jessamine Marching ColtsNicholasville, KY0/185.500 AAAA
Williamstown High SchoolWilliamstown Band of PrideWilliamstown, KY6/2289.900 A
Woodford County High SchoolWoodford County Marching BandVersailles, KY0/084.900 AAAA

Defunct high school marching bands

Below is the list of marching bands who cannot compete due to varying causes, such as low funding, closed schools, or other factors.
SchoolLocationLast season and scoreFate
Bremen High SchoolBremen, KY1989 Merged with Central City HS and Muhlenberg North HS
Christian County High SchoolHopkinsville, KY2025 Merged with Hopkinsville Independent HS
Drakesboro High SchoolDrakesboro, KY1986 Merged with Hughes-Kirk HS and Greenville
Harrodsburg High SchoolHarrodsburg, KY2004 Closed in 2006, merged into Mercer County Senior HS
Heath High SchoolWest Paducah, KY2011 Merged with Lone Oak HS and Reidland HS
Hopkinsville High SchoolHopkinsville, KY2025 Merged with Christian County HS
Jessamine County High SchoolNicholasville, KY1996 Split into West Jessamine HS and East Jessamine HS
Johns Creek High SchoolPikeville, KY1986 Unknown
Lone Oak High SchoolPaducah, KY2011 Merged with Heath HS and Reidland HS
Muhlenberg Central High SchoolGreenville, KY1989 Merged with Central City HS and Bremen HS to form Muhlenberg North HS
Muhlenberg North High SchoolGreenville, KY2008 Merged with Muhlenberg South HS
Muhlenberg South High SchoolGreenville, KY2008 Merged with Muhlenberg North HS
Providence High SchoolProvidence, KY2004 Merged with Webster County HS
Reidland High SchoolPaducah, KY2011 Merged with Lone Oak HS and Heath HS
Whitesburg High SchoolWhitesburg, KY2004 Consolidated into Letcher County Central HS