Kenton High School

Kenton High School is one of the middle-of-the-pack senior highs in Kenton, Ohio, overseen by Kenton City, with 544 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12.

Across the 3 schools in Kenton City (1,851 students total), Kenton High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Kenton High School lists that nearly all students (89%) are White; the rest looks like 6% Hispanic, 2% Asian. Compared to Hardin County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Kenton High School has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.7:1 average. Around 53% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Hardin County runs at roughly 68%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Kenton High School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 68.7%; this one comes in at 56.1%, -12.6 points off the demographic line.

Around the school, census data for Hardin County shows median household income runs about $62,484, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Kenton High School is one of 14 public schools in Hardin County (combined enrollment of about 4,050 students).

Nearest neighbor: Kenton Middle School, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Kenton High School. On composite proficiency, Kenton High School comes 2nd of 5 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 45.1%.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 545 students in 2018 compared to 544 in 2025.

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