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Kenton County School District
District details
School board members: 5
Students: 14,066 (2022-2023)
Schools: 22 (2022-2023)
Website: Link

Kenton County School District is a school district in Kentucky (Kenton County). During the 2023 school year, 14,066 students attended one of the district's 22 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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• 2016
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Kenton County Board of Education District 1

General election

General election for Kenton County Board of Education District 1

Karen L. Collins ran in the general election for Kenton County Board of Education District 1 on November 5, 2024.

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Kenton County Board of Education District 2

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General election for Kenton County Board of Education District 2

Carl Wicklund ran in the general election for Kenton County Board of Education District 2 on November 5, 2024.

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Kenton County Board of Education District 5

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General election for Kenton County Board of Education District 5

Erin K. McConnell ran in the general election for Kenton County Board of Education District 5 on November 5, 2024.

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Kenton County Board of Education District 1

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Incumbent Karen Collins won election in the general election for Kenton County Board of Education District 1 on November 8, 2016.

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Kenton County Board of Education District 2

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Incumbent Carl Wicklund won election in the general election for Kenton County Board of Education District 2 on November 8, 2016.

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Kenton County Board of Education District 5

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Incumbent Carla Egan won election in the general election for Kenton County Board of Education District 5 on November 8, 2016.

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Kenton County Board of Education District 3

General election

General election for Kenton County Board of Education District 3

Incumbent Jesica Jehn won election in the general election for Kenton County Board of Education District 3 on November 4, 2014.

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Kenton County Board of Education District 4

General election

General election for Kenton County Board of Education District 4

Incumbent Joshua B. Crabtree won election in the general election for Kenton County Board of Education District 4 on November 4, 2014.

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Election rules

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Election dates and frequency

See also: Rules governing school board election dates and timing

School board general elections in Kentucky are held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November every two years in even-numbered years. State law on school boards authorizes independent school districts to hold school board elections on the first Saturday in May. No districts, however, were using that date in May as of 2023. State election calendars and the state association of school boards only listed and referenced the November election date.

See law: Kentucky Statutes Section 160.200 and Section 118.025

Recent or upcoming election dates for all public school districts in the state

Below are the recent/upcoming dates for all public school districts in the state. There may be exceptions to these dates for specific districts because of local charters and district-specific exceptions and carve-outs.

• Filing deadline date: June 2, 2026
• General election date: November 3, 2026

Election system

School board members in Kentucky are elected through nonpartisan general elections without primaries.

See law: Kentucky Statutes Section 160.240

Party labels on the ballot

See also: Rules governing party labels in school board elections

School board elections in Kentucky are nonpartisan, which means party labels do not appear on the ballot for school board candidates. The section of Kentucky Statute on school board elections states, "The candidate names shall be presented to the voters in the form prescribed by the general election law, except that no party emblem or distinguishing mark shall be used, save the words 'School Candidates.'" The same chapter of statute also states, "No election officer or other person within an election booth shall tell or indicate to a voter the political affiliation of any candidate."

See law: Kentucky Statutes Section 160.250 and Section 160.230

Winning an election

The candidate or candidates that receive the most votes in the nonpartisan general election are elected to office.

See law: Kentucky Statutes Section 160.260

Term length and staggering

School board members in Kentucky have four-year terms.

See law: Kentucky Statutes Section 160.210 and Section 160.200

As close to half of the members of each school board as possible are elected every two years. For five-member boards, this means that either three or two members are up for regular election every two years.

See law: Kentucky Statutes Section 160.210 and Section 160.260

Representation: at large vs. by sub-district

County school districts in Kentucky elect school board members from divisions (by sub-district). Only voters residing in each division cast votes for the board member residing in and representing that division.

Independent school districts in Kentucky elect school board members at large from the entire district.

See law: Kentucky Statutes Section 160.210 and Section 160.260 and Kentucky Statutes Section 160.210

Filing deadlines and swearing-in dates

School board candidates must file nomination petitions by the first Tuesday after the first Monday in June before the November election.

See law: Kentucky Statutes Section 118.365 and Section 118.315

School board candidates can submit a nominating petition beginning on the first Wednesday after the first Monday in November in the year preceding the election. School board candidates cannot begin collecting nominating petition signatures until that date.

See law: Kentucky Statutes Section 118.365 and Section 118.315

Kentucky Statute does not specify when school board members are to be officially sworn into office except that it must be after election results certificates are issued.

See law: Kentucky Statutes Section 160.170

 

About the district

School board

The Kenton County School District consists of five members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members

Name	Seat	Year assumed office	Year term ends
Erin McConnell	District 5
Shannon Herold	District 4	2019
Jesica Jehn	District 3	2013
Karen Collins	District 1	1997

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District map

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Overlapping state house districts

Kenton County School District

Office Name	Current Officeholder	Party	% School District Covered	% Other District Covered
Kentucky House of Representatives District 78	Mark Hart	Republican Party	47%	18%
Kentucky House of Representatives District 64	Kimberly Moser	Republican Party	22%	94%
Kentucky House of Representatives District 61	Savannah Maddox	Republican Party	10%	4%
Kentucky House of Representatives District 65	Stephanie A. Dietz	Republican Party	9%	74%
Kentucky House of Representatives District 63	Kimberly Banta	Republican Party	6%	28%
Kentucky House of Representatives District 69	Steven Doan	Republican Party	5%	44%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

• Revenue
• Expenditures

Revenue, 2020-2021

SOURCE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Federal:	$15,018,000	$1,071	8%
Local:	$75,751,000	$5,403	43%
State:	$86,424,000	$6,164	49%
Total:	$177,193,000	$12,638

Expenditures, 2020-2021

TYPE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Total Expenditures:	$162,184,000	$11,567
Total Current Expenditures:	$145,587,000	$10,383
Instructional Expenditures:	$88,196,000	$6,290	54%
Student and Staff Support:	$14,973,000	$1,067	9%
Administration:	$15,975,000	$1,139	10%
Operations, Food Service, Other:	$26,443,000	$1,885	16%
Total Capital Outlay:	$8,727,000	$622
Construction:	$5,909,000	$421
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other:	$1,099,000	$78
Interest on Debt:	$6,698,000	$477

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."

• Mathematics
• Reading/language arts
• Graduation rates

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2020-2021	42	45-49	20-24	27	PS	33	44
2018-2019	55	50-54	35-39	42	>=50	50	57
2017-2018	56	60-64	35-39	40	>=50	50	57
2016-2017	55	60-64	30-34	43	>=50	51	56
2015-2016	56	65-69	35-39	42	>=50	50-54	57
2014-2015	53	60-64	35-39	45-49	>=50	45-49	54
2013-2014	55	50-54	35-39	45-49	>=50	50-54	56
2012-2013	49	50-54	30-34	35-39	40-59	40-44	50
2011-2012	47	50-54	35-39	35-39	40-59	40-44	48
2010-2011	69	70-74	45-49	60-64	60-79	60-64	70

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2020-2021	48	40-44	35-39	37	PS	41	50
2018-2019	62	50-54	40-44	50	<50	56	64
2017-2018	63	60-64	45-49	50	>=50	56	64
2016-2017	62	60-64	40-44	52	>=50	59	63
2015-2016	62	60-64	45-49	45-49	<50	50-54	64
2014-2015	61	60-64	45-49	50-54	>=50	55-59	62
2013-2014	59	50-54	40-44	50-54	>=50	50-54	60
2012-2013	57	50-54	40-44	45-49	40-59	45-49	58
2011-2012	53	55-59	35-39	40-44	>=50	45-49	54
2010-2011	74	60-64	55-59	70-74	60-79	70-74	74

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2019-2020	94	>=80	>=80	70-79	PS	>=90	94
2018-2019	95	>=50	>=80	>=90	PS	>=90	95
2017-2018	94	>=80	>=80	>=80	PS	>=80	94
2016-2017	92	>=50	>=80	>=80	PS	>=80	92
2015-2016	92	>=50	>=80	>=80	PS	>=80	92
2014-2015	93	>=50	>=80	>=80	PS	>=80	93
2013-2014	91	>=50	>=80	>=80	PS	80-89	91
2012-2013	90	>=50	>=80	>=80	PS	>=80	90

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

• Enrollment
• Demographics

Year	Enrollment	Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023	14,066	0.6
2021-2022	13,986	-0.3
2020-2021	14,021	-4.1
2019-2020	14,602	2.0
2018-2019	14,309	-0.9
2017-2018	14,438	0.4
2016-2017	14,377	-0.8
2015-2016	14,496	0.1
2014-2015	14,488	-1.4
2013-2014	14,698	0.1
2012-2013	14,676	0.5
2011-2012	14,607	1.0
2010-2011	14,465	0.8
2009-2010	14,346	3.1
2008-2009	13,907	2.3
2007-2008	13,583	2.9
2006-2007	13,187	-1.1
2005-2006	13,326	2.8
2004-2005	12,955	1.6
2003-2004	12,752	0.7
2002-2003	12,668	1.2
2001-2002	12,515	2.1
2000-2001	12,254	1.5
1999-2000	12,066	0.0

Racial Demographics, 2022-2023

RACE	Kenton County School District (%)	Kentucky K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native	0.1	0.1
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander	1.5	2.0
Black	3.2	10.7
Hispanic	6.7	8.8
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.2	0.2
Two or More Races	6.3	5.1
White	82.0	73.1

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

• Teachers
• Administrators
• Other staff

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Kenton County School District had 783.25 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 17.96.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten:	23.00
Kindergarten:	42.00
Elementary:	428.07
Secondary:	167.92
Total:	783.25

Kenton County School District employed 12.00 district administrators and 73.00 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators:	12.00
District Administrative Support:	37.00
School Administrators:	73.00
School Administrative Support:	66.00

Other staff, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides:	196.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors:	22.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	28.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists:	15.00
Library/Media Support:	0.00
Student Support Services:	75.00
Other Support Services:	350.00

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

The Kenton County School District operates 22 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.

List of schools

SCHOOL NAME	NUMBER OF STUDENTS	GRADES
Beechgrove Elementary School	660	PK-5
Dixie Heights High School	1,561	9-12
Ft Wright Elementary School	455	PK-5
James A Caywood Elementary School	544	PK-5
Kenton Elementary School	627	PK-5
Northern Kentucky Tech	0	UG-UG
Northern Ky Health Technology Center	0	9-12
Northern Ky Tech - Edgewood	0	UG-UG
Northern Ky Technical College	0	UG-UG
Northern Ky Youth Dev Center	8	6-12
Piner Elementary School	309	PK-5
R C Hinsdale Elementary School	553	PK-5
River Ridge Elementary School	931	PK-5
Ryland Heights Elementary School	454	PK-5
Scott High School	1,071	9-12
Simon Kenton High School	1,859	9-12
Summit View Academy	1,431	PK-8
Taylor Mill Elementary School	492	PK-5
Turkey Foot Middle School	1,029	6-8
Twenhofel Middle School	835	6-8
White'S Tower Elementary School	631	PK-5
Woodland Middle School	616	6-8

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