Total enrollment
1,290
-69 (-5%) vs SY 2020-21
5 schools in Newport Independent
Kentucky · 1,290 students · 1 city
Newport Independent is a public-school district inside Kentucky, running 5 K-12 schools with combined enrollment of roughly 1,290 students, broken out as 2 elementary and 2 high.
4-year change in Newport Independent
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
4
-1 (-20%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Newport Independent ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Kentucky | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,290 | #124 of 158 | #5,997 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 4 | #124 of 158 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.3:1 | #1 of 158 | #573 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 86.0% | #4 of 158 | #904 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.5% | #4 of 137 | #248 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 Newport Independent
Since 2017-18, the 4 district schools that reported both years went from 1,591 to 1,290 students (down 19%) and from 132 to 125 full-time teachers (down 5%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newport High School | Newport | High | 07-12 | 521 |
| Newport Intermediate School | Newport | Elementary | 03-06 | 374 |
| Newport Primary School | Newport | Elementary | PK-02 | 369 |
| Newport Regional School | Newport | High | 06-12 | 26 |
| Newport School of Innovation | Newport | Combined | KG-12 | · |
About Newport Independent
Newport Independent is a thinly populated Kentucky school district running 5 schools with combined enrollment near 1,290.
For a sense of the school types, Newport Independent covers 2 elementary, 2 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Average enrollment per school in Newport Independent is about 258, meaningfully below the Kentucky average of roughly 467.
Over the past 4-year window. Combined enrollment now sits at 1,290 students, declined 5% from the 1,359 reported in SY 2020-21. The school count fell from 5 to 4 across the same 4-year window.
On this page, the community for Newport Independent discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.