Beechwood High School

As a mid-sized four-year high school in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky, Beechwood High School serves 762 students from grades 7 through 12, one of the schools within Beechwood Independent. Compared to the state average of about 558 students per school, that is 37% above typical.

Beechwood High School is one of 3 schools operated by Beechwood Independent, a district that serves 1,572 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Beechwood High School logs that nearly all students (85%) are White. Other groups include 9% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 2% Asian. Compared to Kenton County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 16.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 6% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Kenton County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Beechwood High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 62.7%; this one delivers 66.0%.

Around the school, census data for Kenton County shows median household earnings sit near $80,548, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Kenton County's 46 public schools (combined enrollment of about 22,225 students), Beechwood High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Beechwood Elementary School, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Beechwood High School at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 50.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 17%: 652 students in 2018 compared to 762 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 91% to 85% across the same window. Class-load math has loosened: from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 18.9:1 in 2025.

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