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Enrollment
544
High
DISTRICT 617 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KENTON CITY·NCES 391002501091
Kenton High School
200 Harding Ave, Kenton, OH 43326 · (419) 673-1286 · Hardin County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL544 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 24% of Ohio public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Ohio public high schools
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
289 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 43%
Community
1
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 | 121 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 150 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 121 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 152 | 28% |
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 54% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Kenton City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
53.6%
OH avg 59.8% . -5.6pp since 2021
Math
38.9%
OH avg 56.1% . +9.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.6% | 38.9% |
| 2023-24 | 59.5% | 32.6% |
| 2022-23 | 67.1% | 44.8% |
| 2021-22 | 59.2% | 29.3% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of OH schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
56.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.7%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 69% typical for Ohio schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Kenton High School
Kenton High School's state test result (56.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenton High School this school | 544 | 53.1% | 56.1% |
| Jefferson Area Sr High School Jefferson | 427 | 52.7% | 71.8% |
| Otsego High School Bowling Green | 474 | 57.0% | 74.0% |
| Firelands High School Oberlin | 471 | 55.0% | 72.7% |
| Ohio Hi-Point Bellefontaine | 586 | 52.9% | N/A |
| Live Oaks Cdc Milford | 593 | 50.8% | N/A |
Matched among Ohio 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 Kenton High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Hardin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.1% | #359 of 403 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.9% | #516 of 776 ▲ 30 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.6% | #556 of 774 ▼ 80 | N/A |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.0pp | #460 of 742 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 544 | #349 of 888 | #1 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #376 of 739 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.8% | #435 of 749 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.1% | #141 of 435 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.2% | #484 of 484 | N/A |
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
544
+12 (+2%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 683
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 18.3:1
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 | 544 | 33 | 16.5:1 | 53% (289) |
| 2023-24 | 547 | 36 | 15.2:1 | 59% (321) |
| 2022-23 | 541 | 29 | 18.7:1 | 46% (248) |
| 2020-21 | 532 | 29 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 545 | 33.6 | 16.2:1 | 41% (226) |
| 2015-16 | 565 | 33 | 17.1:1 | 49% (277) |
| 2010-11 | 535 | 40 | 13.4:1 | 60% (320) |
| 2000-01 | 606 | 39 | 15.5:1 | 14% (82) |
| 1990-91 | 683 | 46 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kenton High School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (545 to 544); teachers down 2% (33.6 to 33).
About Kenton High School
Kenton High School is a medium-sized high school with its address in Kenton, Ohio. Enrollment is 544 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 9 through 12.
The 3 schools of Kenton City, including Kenton High School, enroll 1,851 students.
At Kenton High School, White students make up 89% of the student body. Smaller groups are 6% Hispanic and 2% Asian. The county population is about 93% White, within a few points of the school. By the diversity index, Kenton High School comes in at 20%.
Teachers at the school number 33 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 16.5:1. Among high schools in Ohio, the typical ratio is 17.7:1. The school's lunch program data list 53% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. It compares with 68% for public schools in Hardin County.
The allk12 Grade for Kenton High School is C-. Compared with Ohio public high schools, the school scored higher than 24% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Compared with Ohio schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Kenton High School scores 12.6 points lower than predicted. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 56.1%; the prediction is 68.7%.
In the county around the school, Hardin County, median household income is about $62,484, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. A total of 14 public schools operate in Hardin County, serving about 4,050 students.
The closest public school to Kenton High School is Kenton Middle School, about 0.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number 3. Kenton High School comes in 2nd of 5 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Kenton High School is in a town some distance from an urbanized area, a location NCES labels Town: Distant.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 532 to 544. The number of students per teacher fell from 18.3 to 16.5 over 4 years.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Kenton High School covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Hardin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
30,475
Census ACS
Median income
$62,484
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
4,050 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kenton City
- Kenton Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,022 students
- Kenton Middle SchoolMiddle · 285 students
Other schools in Kenton
- Kenton Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,022 students
- Kenton Middle SchoolMiddle · 285 students
- Hardin Community SchoolHigh · 29 students
Nearby schools
- Kenton Middle School0.2 mi · 285
- Kenton Elementary School0.7 mi · 1,022
- Hardin Community School0.8 mi · 29
- Ridgemont High School9.0 mi · 247
- Ridgemont Elementary School9.0 mi · 204
- Hardin Northern High School9.4 mi · 173
Frequently asked questions
About Kenton High SchoolHow many students attend Kenton High School?
Kenton High School enrolls approximately 544 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Kenton High School serve?
Kenton High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Kenton High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Kenton High School is approximately 16.5:1 (33 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Kenton High School?
Kenton High School reports a student body of 89% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Kenton High School public or private?
Kenton High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Kenton City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.