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49 schools in Co. Kerry · 2025/26

pupils
5,522
junior infants
645
in 9 all-Irish schools
1,074 19.4%
class teachers · 4 gained one · 2 lost one since 2024/25
247 +57 since 2015/16
together since 2015/16

The 49 schools with figures for both years had 4,267 pupils in 2015/16 and have 5,522 now. Schools that have closed, and newer schools, aren’t counted.

+29.4%
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49 grew · 0 steady · 0 fell

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  1. Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn Trá LíGaelscoil
    415 +48.2%
  2. Nagle Rice Primary School Killarney
    337 +17.4%
  3. Holy Family TraleeDEIS
    265 +16.7%
  4. Holy Family National School Rathmore
    235 +13.0%
  5. Faha National School Killarney
    224 +19.1%
  6. S N Uaimh Bhreanainn V92 Ae73
    209 +17.4%
  7. S N Breandan Naofa Traighli
    207 +39.9%
  8. Scoil Íosagáin BallybunionDEIS
    202 +50.7%
  9. Caherciveen N S CahirciveenDEIS
    148 +15.6%
  10. Castlegregory MXD N S Castlegregory
    147 +21.5%
  11. Clochar Daingean Daingean Uí ChúisGaelscoilGaeltacht
    141 +35.6%
  12. Gaelscoil Lios Tuathail Lios TuathailGaelscoilDEIS
    136 +61.9%
  13. S N Gniomh Go Leith B Rathmore
    131 +11.0%
  14. Scoil Bhríde Killarney
    129 +19.4%
  15. Castlemaine N S Castlemaine
    123 +26.8%
  16. Scartaglin New Central School Cill Airne
    121 +23.5%
  17. Coolick National School Killarney
    113 +13.0%
  18. S N Eoin Baiste Lios PóilGaelscoilGaeltacht
    112 +24.4%
  19. St Finians Waterville
    110 +11.1%
  20. Scoil Mhuire B&C Castleisland
    107 +33.8%
  21. Castledrum N S Castlemain
    107 +46.6%
  22. Aghacasla N S Tralee
    107 +24.4%
  23. S N Gleann Beithe GlenbeighDEIS
    106 +17.8%
  24. S N Mhuire de Lourdes LixnawDEIS
    104 +76.3%
  25. Kilgarvan Central SCHL Kilgarvan
    99 +10.0%
School Pupils Since 2015/16 Average class Class teacherschange on 2024/25 Junior infants
Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn Trá Lí, Co. Kerry · Roll 19631Q Gaelscoil 415
+48.2%
25.9 16 49
Nagle Rice Primary School Killarney, Co. Kerry · Roll 20229U 337
+17.4%
21.8 15 32
Holy Family Tralee, Co. Kerry · Roll 19536W DEIS 265
+16.7%
16.9 +115 30
Holy Family National School Rathmore, Co. Kerry · Roll 20111U 235
+13.0%
23.5 +110 19
Faha National School Killarney, Co. Kerry · Roll 11405N 224
+19.1%
24.4 9 23
S N Uaimh Bhreanainn V92 Ae73, Co. Kerry · Roll 17646T 209
+17.4%
25.4 8 27
S N Breandan Naofa Traighli, Co. Kerry · Roll 16898S 207
+39.9%
25.9 8 28
Scoil Íosagáin Ballybunion, Co. Kerry · Roll 20196I DEIS 202
+50.7%
23.8 8 24
Caherciveen N S Cahirciveen, Co. Kerry · Roll 20112W DEIS 148
+15.6%
21.1 −17 16
Castlegregory MXD N S Castlegregory, Co. Kerry · Roll 11746Q 147
+21.5%
24.5 6 13
Clochar Daingean Daingean Uí Chúis, Co. Kerry · Roll 00538V GaelscoilGaeltacht 141
+35.6%
23.5 6 23
Gaelscoil Lios Tuathail Lios Tuathail, Co. Kerry · Roll 20013U GaelscoilDEIS 136
+61.9%
22.7 6 19
S N Gniomh Go Leith B Rathmore, Co. Kerry · Roll 17744T 131
+11.0%
21.8 +16 16
Scoil Bhríde Killarney, Co. Kerry · Roll 10050U 129
+19.4%
25.8 5 25
Castlemaine N S Castlemaine, Co. Kerry · Roll 18832V 123
+26.8%
24.8 −14 29
Scartaglin New Central School Cill Airne, Co. Kerry · Roll 19745I 121
+23.5%
24.2 5 13
Coolick National School Killarney, Co. Kerry · Roll 10014Q 113
+13.0%
22.6 5 12
S N Eoin Baiste Lios Póil, Co. Kerry · Roll 19986H GaelscoilGaeltacht 112
+24.4%
22.4 5 11
St Finians Waterville, Co. Kerry · Roll 16014A 110
+11.1%
22.0 +15 13
Scoil Mhuire B&C Castleisland, Co. Kerry · Roll 10394G 107
+33.8%
25.8 4 16
Castledrum N S Castlemain, Co. Kerry · Roll 09209B 107
+46.6%
20.2 5 14
Aghacasla N S Tralee, Co. Kerry · Roll 14767Q 107
+24.4%
21.4 5 10
S N Gleann Beithe Glenbeigh, Co. Kerry · Roll 18414D DEIS 106
+17.8%
21.2 5 13
S N Mhuire de Lourdes Lixnaw, Co. Kerry · Roll 10957B DEIS 104
+76.3%
26.0 4 15
Kilgarvan Central SCHL Kilgarvan, Co. Kerry · Roll 19458F 99
+10.0%
19.8 5 11
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Distances are straight lines, not travel routes. Pupil numbers and class sizes: Department of Education, 2025/26. Change is over 10 years, since 2015/16. Average class size counts mainstream classes only, and there's one class teacher for each mainstream class. Totals cover every school in the results, not just those shown.