Kenton County School District
The Kenton County School District is a local education agency headquartered in Ft. Wright, Kentucky and is the public school system for Kenton County outside of the areas within Independent School Districts.
History
Education Prior to establishment
Kenton County was created in 1805 as Kentucky's 90th county. It was named after pioneer, Simon Kenton. 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 elementary schools, 4 middle schools, and 3 high schools. The district is responsible for 14,000+ student or approximately 36% of the under age 18 population in the county. However, large portions of the county's population lives in one of the county's four independent school districts:- The largest city in the Northern Kentucky 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 and small sections of Elsmere. Additionally a section of Edgewood is in this district.
- Almost all of the city of Fort Mitchell, and a portion of Fort Wright, are served by the Beechwood Independent School District.
- The city of Ludlow and most of Bromley are served by the Ludlow Independent Schools.