The Kenton County School District (the

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is part of the district's official name) is a local education agency headquartered in Ft. Wright, Kentucky and is the public school system for

Kenton County Kenton County is a county located in the northern part of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 169,064, making it the third most populous county in Kentucky (behind Jefferson County and Fayette County). Its ...

outside of those cities who have

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History

Education Prior to establishment

Kenton County was created in 1804 as Kentucky's 90th county. It was named after pioneer,

Simon Kenton Simon Kenton (aka "Simon Butler") (April 3, 1755 – April 29, 1836) was an American frontiersman and soldier in West Virginia, Kentucky, and Ohio. He was a friend of Daniel Boone, Simon Girty, Spencer Records, Thomas S. Hinde, Thomas Hinde, and ...

. The first free public school in Kenton County was in Covington was established in 1820. A second cabin school was open up in 1836 on Gerard Street. In 1921, the district bought its first school bus.

Schools

The district operates 18 schools: 11

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, 4

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, and 3

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. The district is responsible for 14,000+ student or approximately 36% of the under age 18 population in the county. However, a large portion of the county's population lives in one of the county's four

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s: *The largest city in the

Northern Kentucky Northern Kentucky is the third-largest metropolitan area in the U.S. Commonwealth of Kentucky after Louisville and Lexington, and its cities and towns serve as the de facto "south side" communities of Cincinnati, Ohio. The three main counties ...

region, Covington's, northern urban core is served by Covington Independent Public Schools but its southern suburban neighborhoods are assigned to Kenton County District schools. *The cities of Erlanger and Elsmere are served by Erlanger-Elsmere Schools, except portions of Erlanger City Limits that lie East of Turkey Foot Road. *The city of Fort Mitchell is served by the Beechwood Independent School District. *The city of

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is served by the Ludlow Independent Schools.

High schools

Middle schools

Elementary schools

References

External links

Kenton County School District Site
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