Newport High School

As a middle-of-the-pack senior high in Newport, Kentucky, Newport High School serves 521 students from grades 7 through 12, run under Newport Independent.

Across the 4 schools in Newport Independent (1,290 students total), Newport High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Newport High School reports that the largest single group is White at 39%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 23% Hispanic, 22% Black, 15% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 91% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Newport High School has 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.4:1. The state averages around 16.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 83% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above Campbell County's rate of about 44%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Newport High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 34.1%, the actual is 24.0%, a residual of -10.1 points.

In the surrounding community, census data for Campbell County shows the typical household earns roughly $77,567 per year, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Campbell County runs 27 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,168 students), of which Newport High School is one.

Bellevue High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Newport High School. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Newport High School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 36.0%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Newport High School has fell 18%, going from 633 students in 2018 to 521 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 54% to 39% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 12.2:1 in 2018 to 10.4:1 today.

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