Tichenor Middle School

Tichenor Middle School is a 6-8 campus of mid-tier scale in Erlanger, Kentucky, run under Erlanger-Elsmere Independent, serveing 505 students in grades 6 through 8.

Within Erlanger-Elsmere Independent, which oversees 8 schools and 2,431 students, Tichenor Middle School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Tichenor Middle School shows that the largest single group is White, at 60% of enrollment. Other groups include 14% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 11% Black, 4% Pacific Islander. By comparison, Kenton County as a whole is about 86% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Tichenor Middle School has 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.0:1. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 88% of students at Tichenor Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is higher than Kenton County's rate of about 54%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Tichenor Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 32.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 29.8%.

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 roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Kenton County's 46 public schools (combined enrollment of about 22,225 students), Tichenor Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Bartlett Educational Center, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Tichenor Middle School comes 5th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 34.8%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Looking at the recent track record. Tichenor Middle School's enrollment has declined 5% since 2018, when it stood at 531 (now 505). The White share of enrollment decreased from 72% to 60% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 in 2025.

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