Kenton County
Public school district based in Independence, Kentucky. NCES district ID 2103090; state ID KY-059291000.
District totals on this page are sums of the school records in the 2024–25 Common Core of Data. They can differ from totals the district reports itself, which may include students or staff not assigned to a school. Why.
Operating schoolsDefinition
22
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
13,834
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
782.4
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
17.7
Charter schoolsDefinition
0
Enrollment by grade
| Group | Students | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Kindergarten | 392 | |
| Kindergarten | 950 | |
| Grade 1 | 978 | |
| Grade 2 | 1,015 | |
| Grade 3 | 1,063 | |
| Grade 4 | 1,035 | |
| Grade 5 | 1,025 | |
| Grade 6 | 1,039 | |
| Grade 7 | 876 | |
| Grade 8 | 1,046 | |
| Grade 9 | 1,121 | |
| Grade 10 | 1,159 | |
| Grade 11 | 1,049 | |
| Grade 12 | 1,075 | |
| Ungraded | 11 |
Students by race/ethnicity
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | Suppressed | |
| Asian | 1.7% | |
| Black or African American | 3.9% | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 7.4% | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | Suppressed | |
| Two or more races | 7.0% | |
| White | 80.0% |
Race/ethnicity categories are those states report to NCES. Shares describe the district as a whole, not any one school or student.
Students by sex
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 48.5% | |
| Male | 51.5% |
Schools in this district
Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a ranking). Locale mix: Suburb 17, Rural 5.
| School | Grades | Type | Students | Teacher FTE | Students / FTE | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Kenton High School Independence | 9–12 | Regular | 1,893 | 80.0 | 23.7 | Suburb: Large |
| Dixie Heights High School Fort Mitchell | 9–12 | Regular | 1,499 | 66.4 | 22.6 | Suburb: Large |
| Summit View Academy Independence | PK–8 | Regular | 1,324 | 82.0 | 16.1 | Suburb: Large |
| Scott High School Taylor Mill | 9–12 | Regular | 1,017 | 50.0 | 20.4 | Suburb: Large |
| Turkey Foot Middle School Edgewood | 6–8 | Regular | 1,006 | 46.4 | 21.7 | Suburb: Large |
| River Ridge Elementary School Villa Hills | PK–5 | Regular | 889 | 60.4 | 14.7 | Suburb: Large |
| Twenhofel Middle School Independence | 6–8 | Regular | 775 | 40.0 | 19.4 | Rural: Fringe |
| White's Tower Elementary School Independence | PK–5 | Regular | 675 | 42.0 | 16.1 | Rural: Fringe |
| Kenton Elementary School Independence | PK–5 | Regular | 650 | 42.0 | 15.5 | Suburb: Large |
| Beechgrove Elementary School Independence | PK–5 | Regular | 645 | 45.9 | 14.1 | Suburb: Large |
| James A Caywood Elementary School Edgewood | PK–5 | Regular | 582 | 39.0 | 14.9 | Suburb: Large |
| R C Hinsdale Elementary School Edgewood | PK–5 | Regular | 555 | 33.5 | 16.6 | Suburb: Large |
| Woodland Middle School Taylor Mill | 6–8 | Regular | 542 | 32.0 | 17 | Suburb: Large |
| Taylor Mill Elementary School Covington | PK–5 | Regular | 508 | 32.4 | 15.7 | Suburb: Large |
| Ft Wright Elementary School Covington | PK–5 | Regular | 469 | 38.0 | 12.3 | Suburb: Large |
| Ryland Heights Elementary School Covington | PK–5 | Regular | 443 | 29.0 | 15.3 | Rural: Fringe |
| Piner Elementary School Morning View | PK–5 | Regular | 354 | 22.0 | 16.1 | Rural: Fringe |
| Northern Ky Youth Dev Center Crittenden | 6–12 | Alternative | 8 | 1.5 | 5.3 | Rural: Fringe |
| Northern KY Technical College Covington | Ungraded | Career and Technical | 0 | 0.0 | — | Suburb: Large |
| Northern KY Tech - Edgewood Edgewood | Ungraded | Career and Technical | 0 | 0.0 | — | Suburb: Large |
| Northern Kentucky TECH Covington | Ungraded | Career and Technical | 0 | 0.0 | — | Suburb: Large |
| Northern Ky Health Technology Center Edgewood | 9–12 | Career and Technical | 0 | 0.0 | — | Suburb: Large |
Finance and graduation rates
District finance (NCES F-33, fiscal year 2023) and four-year graduation rates (ED Data Express, 2022–23) are being added. They will appear here with their own reporting years. See School Finance and Education Outcomes.
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Sources for this page
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), School Directory 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_029_2425_w_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Membership 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_052_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Staff 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_059_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES EDGE Public School Geocodes 2024–25. File
EDGE_GEOCODE_PUBLICSCH_2425.zip, last checked 2026-11-06.
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