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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BEECHWOOD INDEPENDENT·NCES 210036000060

Beechwood High School

54 Beechwood Rd, Fort Mitchell, KY 41017 · (859) 331-1220 · Kenton County
GRADES 07–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL762 STUDENTS
Enrollment
762
High
DISTRICT 524 · STATE 558
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
6%
46 students
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 63%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 712116%
Grade 812216%
Grade 911815%
Grade 1013217%
Grade 1112316%
Grade 1214619%
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 47% · US 70%
White
64585%
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 71% · US 43%
Hispanic
659%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 10% · US 30%
Black
122%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 11% · US 15%
Asian
182%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
213%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
42055%
Female
34245%

School pathway

Feeds from
Beechwood Elementary SchoolPK–06
Based on grade levels within Beechwood Independent. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/Distinguished
English Language Arts
66.7%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
78.0%
KY avg 42.8%

What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kentucky schools, those numbers are about 48 and 43.

Source: KSA (K-PREP). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
66.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.7%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.3pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% typical for Kentucky schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Kentucky's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Where Beechwood High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn KentuckyIn Kenton County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
66.0%#2 of 211#1 of 7
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
78.0%#2 of 211#1 of 7
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
66.7%#11 of 211#1 of 7
Enrollment
ranked largest first
762#113 of 304#5 of 7
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
18.9:1#181 of 217#3 of 7
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
27.5%#111 of 217#6 of 7
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
6.0%#229 of 230#7 of 7
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+16.9%#16 of 72#1 of 7
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
762
+32 (+4%) vs 2020
+107% since 1990-91, when it was 369
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
was 19.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2576240.318.9:16% (46)
2023-2474639.319.0:1N/A
2022-2372740.517.9:114% (104)
2020-217303819.2:113% (94)
2017-186523717.6:113% (87)
2015-166423617.8:113% (83)
2010-115463316.6:112% (64)
2000-014843115.6:15% (23)
1990-913692713.7:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Beechwood High School.

About Beechwood High School

Federal records list Beechwood High School as a high school in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky. Enrolled students number 762 students, in grades 7 through 12. Enrollment is 37% higher than the average for high schools in Kentucky, which is about 558.

The district for Beechwood High School is Beechwood Independent, with 3 schools and 1,572 students.

White students make up 85% of enrollment at Beechwood High School. The school is also 9% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 2% Asian. For comparison, Kenton County is about 86% White. Beechwood High School's diversity index is 27%, against a US figure of 70%.

Beechwood High School employs 40.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 18.9:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 16.6:1 average for high schools in Kentucky. Beechwood High School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 6%. That rate is below the 54% average among public schools in Kenton County.

On BeatsExpectations, Beechwood High School is 3.3 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Kentucky schools.

Within Kenton County, the median household income is $80,548, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. In all, Kenton County has 46 public schools and roughly 22,225 students.

Beechwood Elementary School is the closest public school, less than a tenth of a mile away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Beechwood High School. By average proficiency, Beechwood High School is 2nd among 7 schools close by.

Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Beechwood High School's enrollment grew from 730 in 2020-21 to 762 in 2024-25.

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Kenton County at a glance

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Population
171,288
Census ACS
Median income
$80,548
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
46
22,225 students

Quick facts

School name
Beechwood High School
District
Beechwood Independent
Address
54 Beechwood Rd, Fort Mitchell, KY 41017
Phone
(859) 331-1220
County
Kenton County
Level
High
Grade range
07–12
Total enrollment
762
Teachers (FTE)
40
Student–teacher ratio
18.9:1
Free and reduced lunch
46 (6%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
210036000060
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Beechwood Independent
Other schools in Fort Mitchell
Nearby schools

Frequently asked questions

About Beechwood High School
How many students attend Beechwood High School?
Beechwood High School enrolls approximately 762 students in grades 07-12.
Is Beechwood High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Beechwood High School is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does Beechwood High School have?
Beechwood High School employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.9:1.
How diverse is Beechwood High School?
Beechwood High School reports a student body of 85% White, 9% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Beechwood High School?
Beechwood High School is overseen by Beechwood Independent in Kenton County.
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