Newport Regional School

Newport Regional School is one of the rural-scale secondary schools in Newport, Kentucky, operated by Newport Independent, with 26 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 12. That puts it 95% below the typical public school in Kentucky, which averages around 558 students.

Newport Independent comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,290 students; Newport Regional School is among them.

On demographics, Newport Regional School shows that 46% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school lists 31% Black, 12% Hispanic, 12% multiracial. By comparison, Campbell County as a whole is about 91% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Newport Regional School has 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.6:1, putting Newport Regional School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 96% of students at Newport Regional School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of Campbell County's rate of about 44%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Campbell County) logs that median household earnings sit near $77,567, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Campbell County runs 27 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,168 students), of which Newport Regional School is one.

The closest other public school is Newport Intermediate School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Newport Regional School.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Newport Regional School has increased 53%, going from 17 students in 2018 to 26 in 2025. The White share of enrollment rose from 24% to 46% over that span. Class-load math has loosened: from 5.7:1 in 2018 to 8.7:1 in 2025.

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