Enrollment
376
High
DISTRICT 416 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LUDLOW INDEPENDENT·NCES 210363000939
Ludlow High School
515 Elm St, Ludlow, KY 41016 · (859) 261-8211 · Kenton County
GRADES 07–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL376 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
248 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 63%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Ludlow Independent. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
36.7%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
40.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
33.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.5%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
376
+15 (+4%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 13.9:1
% White
80%
was 90%
% Hispanic
8%
was 3%
% Black
3%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Ludlow High School
Set in Ludlow, Kentucky, Ludlow High School is a modestly sized 9-12 campus, part of Ludlow Independent. It educates 376 students across grades 7 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 33% below the state mean of about 558.
Ludlow High School is one of 2 schools operated by Ludlow Independent, a district that works with 831 students overall.
On demographics, Ludlow High School logs that nearly all students (80%) are White. Other groups include 8% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 3% Black.
On the resource side, The school employs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.6:1, putting Ludlow High School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 66% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Kenton County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Ludlow High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 40.5%, the actual is 33.9%, a residual of -6.7 points.
In the broader community, census data for Kenton County shows the typical household earns roughly $80,548 per year, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Kenton County runs 46 public schools (combined enrollment of about 22,225 students), of which Ludlow High School is one.
The closest other public school is Mary A. Goetz Elementary School, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.
Ludlow High School operates from an outer-ring location.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Ludlow High School has grew 4%, going from 361 students in 2018 to 376 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 90% to 80% across the same window.
Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
Kenton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Ludlow Independent
- Mary A. Goetz Elementary SchoolElementary · 455 students
Nearby schools
- Mary A. Goetz Elementary School0.0 mi · 455
- Oyler School0.9 mi · 512
- Transformational Learning Center0.9 mi · 43
- Riverside Community School Inc. dba Riverside Academy1.4 mi · 192
- Rees E. Price Academy1.7 mi · 532
- Roberts Academy1.8 mi · 704
Frequently asked questions
About Ludlow High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Ludlow High School?
Ludlow High School enrolls approximately 376 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does Ludlow High School serve?
Ludlow High School serves grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ludlow High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ludlow High School is approximately 13.9:1 (27 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Ludlow High School?
Ludlow High School reports a student body of 80% White, 8% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Ludlow High School in?
Ludlow High School is part of Ludlow Independent.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.