Regular local school district · Kenton County

Kenton County Public Schools, KY: schools, enrollment and spending

Kenton County Public Schools runs 22 public schools with 13,834 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 17.7 students per teacher is 2.1 higher than the Kentucky figure of 15.6.Listed in NCES data as "Kenton County".

At a glance

Schools: 22
Students: 13,834
Teachers (FTE): 782
Students per teacher: 17.7; KY: 15.6 · US: 15.3

Address: 1055 Eaton Dr, Fort Wright, KY 41017
Phone: (859)344-8888
County: Kenton County
Locale: Suburb: Large
Grades offered: PK to 12
Agency type: Regular local school district
NCES district ID: 2103090
State district ID: KY-059291000
Total staff (FTE): 1,631
School counselors (FTE): 31.0About 446 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE): 72.0

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Students per teacher compared

This district17.7

Kentucky15.6

United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (14,021), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.

Total revenue: $177.2 million
Federal revenue: $15.0 million
State revenue: $86.4 million
Local revenue: $75.8 million
Total spending: $162.2 million
Spending per pupil: $11,567
Salaries: $83.3 million51.4% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year): $155.6 million

Where revenue came from

Federal: 8.5%
State: 48.8%
Local: 42.8%

Kentucky overall

Federal: 15.8%
State: 50.5%
Local: 33.7%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$11,567

Kentucky$13,951

United States$16,826

Schools in Kenton County Public Schools

By level: 5 high, 3 middle, 11 elementary, 3 ungraded. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.


Beechgrove Elementary SchoolCEP school	Elementary	PK to 5	645	14.3
Dixie Heights High School	High	9 to 12	1,499	22.7
Ft Wright Elementary SchoolCEP school	Elementary	PK to 5	469	12.3
James A Caywood Elementary SchoolCEP school	Elementary	PK to 5	582	14.9
Kenton Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	650	15.9
Northern Kentucky TECH	Ungraded	15	0
Northern Ky Health Technology Center	High	9 to 12	0
Northern KY Tech - Edgewood	Ungraded	15	0
Northern KY Technical College	Ungraded	15	0
Northern Ky Youth Dev Center	High	6 to 12	8	8.0
Piner Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	354	16.9
R C Hinsdale Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	555	16.8
River Ridge Elementary SchoolCEP school	Elementary	PK to 5	889	14.8
Ryland Heights Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	443	15.3
Scott High School	High	9 to 12	1,017	20.8
Simon Kenton High School	High	9 to 12	1,893	23.7
Summit View Academy	Elementary	PK to 8	1,324	16.1
Taylor Mill Elementary SchoolCEP school	Elementary	PK to 5	508	15.9
Turkey Foot Middle School	Middle	6 to 8	1,006	21.9
Twenhofel Middle School	Middle	6 to 8	775	19.4
White's Tower Elementary SchoolCEP school	Elementary	PK to 5	675	16.1
Woodland Middle SchoolCEP school	Middle	6 to 8	542	17.5

Nearby and related

Other districts in Kenton County

Covington Independent School District 3,557 students
Erlanger-Elsmere Independent School District 2,431 students
Beechwood Independent School District 1,572 students
Ludlow Independent School District 831 students

More in Kentucky

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.