Simon Kenton High School

As a sprawling secondary school in Independence, Kentucky, Simon Kenton High School enrolls 1,893 students from grades 9 through 12, operated by Kenton County. Enrollment runs roughly 239% bigger than the state mean of about 558.

Across the 18 schools in Kenton County (13,834 students total), Simon Kenton High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Simon Kenton High School lists that nearly all students (88%) are White. Beyond that, the school lists 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Kenton County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, Simon Kenton High School lists 80 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 23.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 16.6:1 average. About 39% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Kenton County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Simon Kenton High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.6%, the actual is 38.8%, a residual of -11.9 points.

In the area at large, Kenton County reports that median household income runs about $80,548, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Simon Kenton High School is one of 46 public schools in Kenton County (combined enrollment of about 22,225 students).

Kenton Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Simon Kenton High School ranks 9th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 53.1%.

Simon Kenton High School operates from an outer-ring location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Simon Kenton High School's enrollment has ticked up 5% since 2018, when it stood at 1,811 (now 1,893). White enrollment moved from 93% to 88% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 20.1:1 in 2018 to 23.7:1 today.

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