Kenton County School District

The Kenton County School District (the definite article is part of the district's official name) is charged with educating the young people in a large portion of Kenton County, Kentucky. The district's boundaries are all of Kenton County with exceptions of those cities who have Independent School Districts. This included unincorporated areas of the county which are extremely rural.

Schools

The district operates 18 schools: 11 elementary schools, 4 middle schools, and 3 high schools. Current enrollment in all Kenton County Schools is 13,140 about 33% of the under age 18 population in the county.^[1] However, a large portion of the county's population lives in one of the county's four "independent" districts:

• The largest city in the Northern Kentucky region, Covington, is served by the Covington Independent Public Schools.^[2]
• The cities of Erlanger and Elsmere are served by Erlanger-Elsmere Schools.^[3]
• The city of Fort Mitchell is served by the Beechwood Independent School District.^[4]
• The city of Ludlow is served by the Ludlow Independent Schools.^[5]

Catholic schools

In addition, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Covington operates 17 schools in Kenton County, and other religious schools operate in the county as well.

School	City	Nickname	Enrollment
Dixie Heights High	Edgewood (postal address: Fort Mitchell)	Colonels	1258
Scott High	Taylor Mill	Eagles	1166
Simon Kenton High	Independence	Pioneers	1434
Kenton County Success Academy	Independence	Wolfpack	70
Summit View Middle	Independence	Jaguars	827
Turkey Foot Middle	Edgewood	Indians	785
Twenhofel Middle	Independence	Throroughbreds	759
Woodland Middle	Taylor Mill	Wildcats	682
Beechgrove Elementary	Independence	Bears	642
J.A. Caywood Elementary	Edgewood	Corporals	537
Fort Wright Elementary	Fort Wright	Falcons	353
R.C. Hinsdale Elementary	Edgewood	Patriots	604
Kenton Elementary	Independence	Wildcats	682
Piner Elementary	Morning View	Pride	331
River Ridge Elementary	Villa Hills	Timberwolves	859
Ryland Elementary	Ryland Heights	Tigers	378
Summit View Elementary	Independence	Mustangs	714
Taylor Mill Elementary	Taylor Mill	Tigers	631
White's Tower Elementary	Independence	Bearcats	492

References

1. "Kenton County QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau". census.gov.
3. "Erlanger-Elsmere School District". kyschools.us.
4. "Beechwood Independent School District". kyschools.us.
5. "Ludlow Independent Schools". kyschools.us.

External links

• Kenton County School District Site