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Kenton County

A public school district in Fort Wright, Kentucky, with 22 operational schools in 2024–25.

The district in 2024–25

13,834
Students enrolled
782.4
Teachers, full-time equivalent
Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
1,631.4
All staff, full-time equivalent
$12,155
Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.

How this compares

Students enrolled: 13,834 in 2024–25
Ranks 592nd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 6th of 175 in Kentucky. Larger than 96% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
Current spending per pupil: $12,155 in fiscal year 2023
More than 17% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.

Spending and revenue

Kenton County spent $12,155 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $6,473 in fiscal year 2005

Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.

U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards

The figures behind this chart
Kenton County spent $12,155 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $6,473 in fiscal year 2005. Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
Fiscal yearSpending per pupilCurrent expenditureMembership
FY2023$12,155$171.0 million14,066
FY2022$10,968$153.4 million13,986
FY2021$10,383$145.6 million14,021
FY2020$9,956$145.4 million14,602
FY2019$10,069$144.1 million14,309
FY2018$9,681$139.8 million14,438
FY2017$8,837$127.1 million14,377
FY2016$8,527$123.6 million14,496
FY2015$8,531$123.6 million14,488
FY2014$8,371$123.0 million14,698
FY2013$8,198$120.3 million14,676
FY2012$8,218$120.0 million14,607
FY2011$7,965$115.2 million14,465
FY2010$7,750$111.2 million14,346
FY2009$7,583$105.5 million13,907
FY2008$7,935$107.8 million13,583
FY2007$7,416$97.8 million13,187
FY2006$6,886$91.8 million13,326
FY2005$6,473$83.9 million12,955

Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023

Revenue to Kenton County by source, fiscal year 2023, as the district reported it to NCES
SourceRevenueShare of total
Federal$18.3 million8.8%
State$97.2 million46.7%
Local$92.6 million44.5%
Total$208.2 million

Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.

The district’s schools

22 operational schools, A to Z.

2 more columns on a wider screen

Schools in Kenton County
SchoolStudents
Beechgrove Elementary School645
Dixie Heights High School1,499
Ft Wright Elementary School469
James A Caywood Elementary School582
Kenton Elementary School650
Northern KY Tech - Edgewood0
Northern KY Technical College0
Northern Kentucky TECH0
Northern Ky Health Technology Center0
Northern Ky Youth Dev Center8
Piner Elementary School354
R C Hinsdale Elementary School555
River Ridge Elementary School889
Ryland Heights Elementary School443
Scott High School1,017
Simon Kenton High School1,893
Summit View Academy1,324
Taylor Mill Elementary School508
Turkey Foot Middle School1,006
Twenhofel Middle School775
White's Tower Elementary School675
Woodland Middle School542

The district’s entry

Status
Open
Type
Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
Charter status
Not applicable
Grades
Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
NCES district ID
2103090

Elsewhere

Sources

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