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.