SUN Youth℠
Kentucky
Empowering students ages 12–17 across Kentucky to earn, learn, and build real-world skills — with FLSA compliance, guardian oversight, and Title I alignment.
SUN Youth℠
Kentucky
Student income. Community impact.
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What's true in Kentucky
Sourced figures — reported years and methods differ, noted on every card.
1,104
Title I schools
NCES CCD, SY2021-22
1,542
Public schools
NCES CCD, SY2022-23
171
School districts
NCES Digest 214.30, SY2021-22
$276M
Annual Title I Part A
CRS R48607, FY2023
$22M
Annual Perkins V (CTE)
Approx. — state Perkins V plan
$58M
State CTE appropriation
Approx. — state CTE budget
Yes
Charter schools permitted
KRS 160.1590, 2017
Eligible students ≈ 317K is a modelled estimate built from NCES grade-band averages (CCD SY2022-23) — not a counted figure. Title I funding is the FY2023 state allocation, rounded. School and district counts are drawn from different reported years, as shown above. CTE funding figures are approximate planning numbers from the state's Perkins V plan and CTE budget — useful for scale, not audited allocations.
Work rules in Kentucky
The limits your teen's gigs are held to. SUN Youth enforces these automatically on every job.
Ages 12–13
Federal baseline- Max per week during school
- 10 hrs
- Max per week in summer
- 15 hrs
- Must stop by, school nights
- 7 PM
- Must stop by, summer
- 9 PM
- Work permit
- Required
Federal FLSA baseline for 12-13. No federal min wage requirement for casual neighbor-type work. State rules may be stricter. Uses Federal FLSA baseline — no stricter KY state rules found for this age band.
Source →Ages 14–15
- Max per week during school
- 18 hrs
- Max per week in summer
- 40 hrs
- Must stop by, school nights
- 7 PM
- Must stop by, summer
- 9 PM
- Work permit
- Required
KY KRS 339. Work permit required. Matches federal.
Source →Ages 16–17
- Max per week during school
- No limit
- Max per week in summer
- No limit
- Work permit
- Not required
KY 16-17: No restrictions for non-hazardous work.
Source →Why SUN Youth℠
Guardian approves every gig. Hour caps auto-enforced by age. Prohibited jobs blocked — no exceptions.
Paid to a youth financial account with spending controls. Savings goals, tax records, and SUN Rewards built in.
Documented work history, financial literacy certification, and Academy℠ credentials that follow them into adulthood.
Your school's PTA, your church, your Scouts troop, your YMCA — trusted organizations your families already belong to are compliant hiring opportunities today.
Available to families and schools in Kentucky and nationwide.