At a glance
Source years shown below
Reported students
13,834
NCES CCD 2024–25
Open schools
22
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Student–teacher ratio
17.7:1
Calculated from NCES 2024–25 enrollment and teacher FTE
Spending per pupil
$12,155
Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33
Instruction per pupil
$7,198
Calculated from FY 2023 F-33
Grades served
PK–12
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Historical enrollment and staffing · CRDC 2021–22
These older figures are kept separate from 2024–25 statistics and benchmarks. Agency figures aggregate matched current school records; they may not cover the complete historical district.
- Students
- 13,980
- Teachers (FTE)
- 782.15
- Student–teacher ratio
- 17.9:1
What current records say about Kenton County
Kenton County operates 22 current public-school records serving grades PK–12 in Fort Wright, Kentucky. NCES reports 13,834 students and 782.4 classroom teacher FTE for 2024–25.
Within Kentucky agencies of the same NCES type, it ranks 6 of 171 with reported enrollment. That position describes scale only—it does not say whether individual schools are a good fit for a particular student.
FY 2023 finance records show $12,155 in current expenditure per pupil and $7,198 per pupil assigned to instruction. Within the same NCES agency type, this places reported current spending 163 of 171 in Kentucky. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and agency responsibilities all affect this comparison.
Reported needs and resources
- English learners
- 3.2%
- Students with disabilities (IDEA)
- 13.6%
- Classroom teachers (FTE)
- 782.4
- Current expenditure (FY 2023)
- $170,976,000
Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.
Kenton County
Fort Wright, Kentucky
NCES EDGE 2024–25 · 39.0305, -84.5321
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Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment
- White79.7%
- Hispanic7.4%
- Black3.9%
- Asian1.7%
- American Indian / Alaska Native0%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
- Multiracial7%
Race/ethnicity: NCES CCD 2024–25. English learner and disability context: CRDC 2021–22 matched schools. Totals can differ due to rounding or source privacy rules.
Explore schools in Kenton County
22 current directory entries
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Showing 1–22 of 22 schools · enrollment and ratios: NCES 2024–25. Scroll the table to see all columns.
| School | Level / grades | Students | Ratio | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beechgrove Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 645 | 14.1:1 | |
| Dixie Heights High School | High09–12 | 1,499 | 22.6:1 | |
| Ft Wright Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 469 | 12.3:1 | |
| James A Caywood Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 582 | 14.9:1 | |
| Kenton Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 650 | 15.5:1 | |
| Northern Kentucky TECH | OtherUG–UG | 0 | Not reported | |
| Northern Ky Health Technology Center | High09–12 | 0 | Not reported | |
| Northern KY Tech - Edgewood | OtherUG–UG | 0 | Not reported | |
| Northern KY Technical College | OtherUG–UG | 0 | Not reported | |
| Northern Ky Youth Dev Center | High06–12 | 8 | 5.3:1 | |
| Piner Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 354 | 16.1:1 | |
| R C Hinsdale Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 555 | 16.6:1 | |
| River Ridge Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 889 | 14.7:1 | |
| Ryland Heights Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 443 | 15.3:1 | |
| Scott High School | High09–12 | 1,017 | 20.4:1 | |
| Simon Kenton High School | High09–12 | 1,893 | 23.7:1 | |
| Summit View Academy | ElementaryPK–08 | 1,324 | 16.1:1 | |
| Taylor Mill Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 508 | 15.7:1 | |
| Turkey Foot Middle School | Middle06–08 | 1,006 | 21.7:1 | |
| Twenhofel Middle School | Middle06–08 | 775 | 19.4:1 | |
| White's Tower Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 675 | 16.1:1 | |
| Woodland Middle School | Middle06–08 | 542 | 17:1 |