Total enrollment
3,170
+45 (+1%) vs SY 2020-21
5 schools in Fort Thomas Independent
Kentucky · 3,170 students · 1 city
Inside Fort Thomas Independent (Kentucky), 5 public K-12 schools enroll roughly 3,170 students (around 634 per school).
4-year change in Fort Thomas Independent
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
5
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Fort Thomas Independent ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Kentucky | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.9% | #1 of 139 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 3,170 | #50 of 158 | #3,059 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 5 | #97 of 158 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #122 of 158 | #6,714 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 9.1% | #157 of 158 | #7,972 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.9% | #78 of 137 | #5,614 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Fort Thomas Independent
State test results across the district's 5 scored schools run from Johnson Elementary School at 76.1% proficient to Highlands Middle School at 60.7%, a gap of 15.4 points. That is the 80th widest gap among 101 Kentucky districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 5 district schools that reported both years went from 3,128 to 3,170 students (up 1%) and from 178 to 193 full-time teachers (up 8%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highlands High School | Fort Thomas | High | 09-12 | 1,019 |
| Highlands Middle School | Fort Thomas | Middle | 06-08 | 717 |
| Moyer Elementary School | Fort Thomas | Elementary | PK-05 | 565 |
| Woodfill Elementary School | Fort Thomas | Elementary | KG-05 | 444 |
| Johnson Elementary School | Fort Thomas | Elementary | PK-05 | 425 |
About Fort Thomas Independent
Across 5 schools, Fort Thomas Independent hosts about 3,170 students in Kentucky. By footprint it is a thinly populated district.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Fort Thomas Independent is built around 3 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school.
Average enrollment per school in Fort Thomas Independent is about 634, meaningfully above the Kentucky average of roughly 467.
Over the past 4-year window. Total public-school enrollment in Fort Thomas Independent has stayed largely flat since SY 2020-21, moving from about 3,125 students to 3,170.
On allk12, the community for Fort Thomas Independent discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.