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
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $12,155 | $171.0 million | 14,066 |
| FY2022 | $10,968 | $153.4 million | 13,986 |
| FY2021 | $10,383 | $145.6 million | 14,021 |
| FY2020 | $9,956 | $145.4 million | 14,602 |
| FY2019 | $10,069 | $144.1 million | 14,309 |
| FY2018 | $9,681 | $139.8 million | 14,438 |
| FY2017 | $8,837 | $127.1 million | 14,377 |
| FY2016 | $8,527 | $123.6 million | 14,496 |
| FY2015 | $8,531 | $123.6 million | 14,488 |
| FY2014 | $8,371 | $123.0 million | 14,698 |
| FY2013 | $8,198 | $120.3 million | 14,676 |
| FY2012 | $8,218 | $120.0 million | 14,607 |
| FY2011 | $7,965 | $115.2 million | 14,465 |
| FY2010 | $7,750 | $111.2 million | 14,346 |
| FY2009 | $7,583 | $105.5 million | 13,907 |
| FY2008 | $7,935 | $107.8 million | 13,583 |
| FY2007 | $7,416 | $97.8 million | 13,187 |
| FY2006 | $6,886 | $91.8 million | 13,326 |
| FY2005 | $6,473 | $83.9 million | 12,955 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $18.3 million | 8.8% |
| State | $97.2 million | 46.7% |
| Local | $92.6 million | 44.5% |
| 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
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
- Public schools in Kentucky — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Kentucky — A to Z, each with its page.
- Kentucky on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved