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Enrollment
1,017
High
DISTRICT 1,104 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KENTON COUNTY·NCES 210309000823
Scott High School
5400 Pride Parkway, Taylor Mill, KY 41015 · (859) 356-3146 · Kenton County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,017 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.0:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
430 students
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 63%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 267 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 277 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 226 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 247 | 24% |
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 47% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
46.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
49.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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
40.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.3%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 →
Schools most like Scott High School
Scott High School's state test result (40.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott High School this school | 1,017 | 42.3% | 40.5% |
| Anderson County High School Lawrenceburg | 1,157 | 44.2% | 37.0% |
| Boyle County High School Danville | 869 | 45.2% | 53.3% |
| Logan County High School Russellville | 918 | 46.1% | 41.5% |
| Spencer County High School Taylorsville | 986 | 37.7% | 49.7% |
| West Jessamine High School Nicholasville | 1,272 | 45.3% | 42.5% |
Matched among Kentucky high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Scott High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Kenton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.5% | #76 of 211 | #3 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #55 of 211 | #3 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #119 of 211 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,017 | #72 of 304 | #3 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.4:1 | #204 of 217 | #5 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.0% | #100 of 217 | #5 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.3% | #195 of 230 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.5% | #40 of 72 | #3 of 7 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,017
-31 (-3%) vs 2020
+7% since 1990-91, when it was 948
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
was 19.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,017 | 50 | 20.4:1 | 42% (430) |
| 2023-24 | 1,020 | 48 | 21.3:1 | 46% (467) |
| 2022-23 | 1,071 | 52.3 | 20.5:1 | 42% (455) |
| 2020-21 | 1,048 | 55 | 19.1:1 | 38% (401) |
| 2017-18 | 946 | 47 | 20.1:1 | 42% (396) |
| 2015-16 | 940 | 46 | 20.4:1 | 38% (357) |
| 2010-11 | 993 | 56 | 17.7:1 | 33% (330) |
| 2000-01 | 1,081 | 62 | 17.4:1 | 25% (271) |
| 1990-91 | 948 | 55 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Scott High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (946 to 1,017); teachers up 6% (47 to 50).
About Scott High School
Scott High School is a large high school in Kentucky, with an address in Taylor Mill. The school covers grades 9 through 12 and reported 1,017 students in 2024-25. That puts enrollment 82% bigger than the 558-student average for high schools in Kentucky.
The district, Kenton County, operates 18 schools serving 13,834 students.
Scott High School is 83% White by enrollment. Other reported shares: 7% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, and 4% Black. That is in line with Kenton County, where about 86% of residents are White. The diversity index for Scott High School is 31%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Staffing at Scott High School comes to 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 20.4:1. By comparison, the average for high schools in Kentucky is 16.6:1. Scott High School counts 42% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 54% average for public schools in Kenton County is 12 points higher.
A school with Scott High School's lunch-eligibility share in Kentucky is predicted to score 49.3%. Scott High School scores 40.5%, 8.8 points below that line.
In Kenton County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $80,548, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. There are 46 public schools in the county, enrolling about 22,225, Scott High School among them.
Scott High School's nearest public school is Woodland Middle School (less than a tenth of a mile). There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Scott High School ranks 8th on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Scott High School is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 1,017 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 1,048. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 19.1:1 to 20.4:1.
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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 Kenton County
- Simon Kenton High SchoolHigh · 1,893 students
- Dixie Heights High SchoolHigh · 1,499 students
- Summit View AcademyElementary · 1,324 students
- Turkey Foot Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,006 students
- River Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 889 students
- Twenhofel Middle SchoolMiddle · 775 students
Other Scott High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Scott High. Scott High School is the largest of the 3.
- Scott High SchoolHuntsville, TN · 653 students
- Scott High SchoolMadison, WV · 564 students
Nearby schools
- Woodland Middle School0.1 mi · 542
- Taylor Mill Elementary School1.2 mi · 508
- R C Hinsdale Elementary School3.0 mi · 555
- Summit View Academy3.1 mi · 1,324
- Guardian Angel3.3 mi · 30
- Latonia Elementary School3.3 mi · 233
Frequently asked questions
About Scott High SchoolHow large is Scott High School?
Scott High School enrolls approximately 1,017 students in grades 09-12.
Is Scott High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Scott High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Scott High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Scott High School is approximately 20.4:1 (50 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Scott High School?
At Scott High School, the student body is approximately 83% White, 6% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Scott High School?
Scott High School is overseen by Kenton County in Kenton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.