Lindeman Elementary School

Lindeman Elementary School is an elementary campus of close-knit scale in Erlanger, Kentucky, run under Erlanger-Elsmere Independent, enrolling 287 students in grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 32% below the state mean of about 421.

Erlanger-Elsmere Independent runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 2,431 students. Lindeman Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Lindeman Elementary School reports that 50% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school shows 18% Hispanic, 16% multiracial, 11% Black, 5% Pacific Islander. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 86%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.4:1 average. An estimated 94% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Kenton County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Lindeman Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 30.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 45.6%.

Across the wider county, 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), Lindeman Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Lloyd High School, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Lindeman Elementary School comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 34.4%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 12%: 327 students in 2018 compared to 287 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 61% to 50% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.