Simon Kenton High School

Summary:

Simon Kenton High School is a public high school located in Independence, Kentucky, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,859 students. The school is part of the Kenton County School District, which is ranked 15th out of 159 districts in Kentucky and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Simon Kenton High School consistently ranks among the top high schools in Kentucky, with a statewide ranking between 29th and 95th out of 290 high schools over the past 10 years. The school has maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of this period, indicating strong academic performance. Additionally, the school stands out in its performance for specific student subgroups, ranking 6th out of 93 Kentucky high schools for African American students and 4th out of 30 Kentucky high schools for homeless students. Simon Kenton High School also has an impressive 98.4% four-year graduation rate, significantly higher than the Kenton County and Kentucky averages.

When compared to other high schools in the surrounding area, such as Dixie Heights High School and Scott High School, both within the Kenton County district, Simon Kenton High School generally outperforms its peers in academic metrics such as test scores and graduation rates. While the school is a high-performing institution, there are a few areas where the school could potentially improve, such as the performance for multi-racial students and students with disabilities.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 11132 Madison Pk
       Independence, KY  41051-7523


(859) 960-0100

District: Kenton County

SchoolDigger Rank:
95th of 290 Kentucky High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,214 Help


Feeder schools for Simon Kenton High School:

Elementary:    Beechgrove Elementary School
    Kenton Elementary School
    Piner Elementary School
    White's Tower Elementary School
Middle:    Twenhofel Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  22.0 Help
Number of students:  1,859

Racial breakdown:

White:
88.8%
Two or more races:
4.1%
Hispanic:
4.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  36.9% Help


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Compare Details Simon Kenton High School ranks better than 67.2% of high schools in Kentucky. It also ranks 2nd among 3 ranked high schools in the Kenton County School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 62.65. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Simon Kenton High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Simon Kenton High School has the largest high school student body size in the Kenton County School District.  (See more...)
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Simon Kenton High School is $12,214. 1 high schools in the Kenton County School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Simon Kenton High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Simon Kenton High School 95th of 290 Kentucky public high schools. (See Simon Kenton High School in the ranking list.)

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Kenton County:

SchoolDigger ranks Kenton County 15th of 159 Kentucky school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Simon Kenton High School

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Rank History for all students at Simon Kenton High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 52.38 89th 217 59.0%
2008 66.69 47th 217 78.3%
2009 63.11 62nd 217 71.4%
2010 46.54 122nd 223 45.3%
2011 45.36 123rd 226 45.6%
2012 66.97 53rd 229 76.9%
2013 74.12 47th 291 83.8%
2014 72.56 55th 290 81.0%
2015 76.49 50th 295 83.1%
2016 72.70 60th 288 79.2%
2017 75.21 48th 287 83.3%
2018 83.33 29th 271 89.3%
2019 81.75 34th 285 88.1%
2021 75.43 33rd 267 87.6%
2022 67.02 61st 271 77.5%
2023 70.40 53rd 276 80.8%
2024 62.65 95th 290 67.2%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Simon Kenton High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.79 27th 42 35.7%
2019 91.29 3rd 39 92.3%
2021 88.69 4th 49 91.8%
2022 34.46 52nd 77 32.5%
2023 19.64 69th 76 9.2%
2024 41.16 52nd 87 40.2%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Simon Kenton High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 79.36 26th 226 88.5%
2023 37.47 94th 162 42.0%
2024 53.98 50th 168 70.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Simon Kenton High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.54 62nd 232 73.3%
2019 80.45 29th 254 88.6%
2021 64.72 45th 234 80.8%
2022 49.36 121st 266 54.5%
2023 60.16 77th 272 71.7%
2024 59.22 88th 274 67.9%
See the entire list of Best Kentucky High Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Homeless students at Simon Kenton High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 71.12 6th 32 81.3%
2023 69.19 10th 37 73.0%
2024 77.73 4th 30 86.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Simon Kenton High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 83.35 23rd 234 90.2%
2019 76.98 35th 249 85.9%
2021 75.52 29th 236 87.7%
2022 70.23 48th 252 81.0%
2023 69.19 51st 253 79.8%
2024 59.86 93rd 261 64.4%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Simon Kenton High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.10 46th 166 72.3%
2019 68.01 36th 166 78.3%
2021 63.96 41st 154 73.4%
2022 40.77 89th 153 41.8%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Simon Kenton High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 70.00 30th 115 73.9%
2019 58.14 45th 102 55.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Simon Kenton High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 78.75 34th 237 85.7%
2019 77.02 35th 251 86.1%
2021 65.61 48th 238 79.8%
2022 62.80 70th 257 72.8%
2023 65.76 60th 259 76.8%
2024 58.61 94th 262 64.1%
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Rank History for African American students at Simon Kenton High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 73.58 9th 83 89.2%
2024 82.89 6th 93 93.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Simon Kenton High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 76.17 11th 80 86.3%
2019 61.31 29th 88 67.0%
2021 47.26 46th 92 50.0%
2022 55.00 48th 114 57.9%
2023 62.29 33rd 116 71.6%
2024 54.90 46th 124 62.9%
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Rank History for White students at Simon Kenton High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.35 40th 198 79.8%
2019 72.41 45th 219 79.5%
2021 64.76 41st 203 79.8%
2022 60.60 82nd 260 68.5%
2023 64.67 65th 264 75.4%
2024 54.94 109th 273 60.1%
See the entire list of Best Kentucky High Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: Kentucky Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Simon Kenton High School Test Scores
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Data source: Kentucky Department of Education

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Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Open Quote Simon Kenton High School has a terrific group of administrators and teachers who REALLY care about their students and their success. Keep up the good work! Close Quote



Enrollment information for Simon Kenton High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1043 5 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 1050
1989 970 5 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 976
1990 994 4 3 0 0 n/a n/a 0 1001
1991 1003 5 3 0 0 n/a n/a 0 1011
1992 1000 3 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 1005
1993 1052 5 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 1058
1994 1065 7 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 1074
1995 1177 8 6 1 3 n/a n/a 0 1195
1996 1177 8 6 1 3 n/a n/a 0 1195
1997 1167 13 4 3 9 n/a n/a 0 1196
1998 1137 13 7 10 13 n/a n/a 3 1183
1999 1120 9 4 7 14 n/a n/a 5 1159
2000 1108 8 2 5 7 n/a n/a 4 1134
2001 1174 13 3 8 2 n/a n/a 2 1202
2002 1279 13 2 7 2 n/a n/a 0 1303
2003 1279 13 2 7 2 n/a n/a 0 1303
2004 1311 10 5 6 1 n/a n/a 0 1333
2005 1343 11 3 4 2 n/a n/a 0 1363
2006 1417 12 4 6 1 n/a n/a 0 1440
2007 1446 14 6 7 1 n/a n/a 15 1489
2008 1460 20 5 8 0 n/a n/a 17 1510
2009 1502 24 4 11 0 n/a n/a 17 1558
2010 1495 19 4 14 1 n/a n/a 18 1551
2011 1525 25 3 24 1 0 11 0 1589
2012 1563 32 5 22 1 0 16 0 1639
2013 1591 24 6 25 2 0 24 0 1672
2014 1612 21 8 26 2 0 36 0 1705
2015 1618 20 10 31 3 0 40 0 1722
2016 1658 14 9 31 3 1 45 0 1761
2017 1665 16 9 34 2 4 42 0 1772
2018 1687 22 9 44 2 1 46 0 1811
2019 1665 26 8 46 1 0 57 0 1803
2020 1669 24 12 53 0 1 57 0 1816
2021 1664 19 15 57 1 1 61 0 1818
2022 1644 28 13 68 1 0 69 0 1823
2023 1650 41 13 76 2 0 77 0 1859

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Simon Kenton High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1050 61.9 16.9 n/a
1989 976 60.5 16.1 n/a
1990 1001 60.5 16.5 n/a
1991 1011 60.4 16.7 n/a
1992 1005 58.4 17.2 n/a
1993 1058 57.6 18.4 n/a
1994 1074 58.6 18.3 n/a
1995 1195 62.0 19.3 n/a
1996 1195 62.0 19.3 n/a
1997 1196 62.5 19.1 9.2
1998 1183 64.6 18.3 9.6
1999 1159 76.8 15.1 19.8
2000 1134 65.5 17.3 15.4
2001 1202 65.4 18.4 14.7
2002 1303 60.5 21.5 26.6
2003 1303 60.5 21.5 26.6
2004 1333 65.0 20.5 n/a
2005 1363 67.0 20.3 n/a
2006 1440 72.5 19.9 22
2007 1489 78.0 19.1 22.4
2008 1510 78.5 19.2 25.3
2009 1558 79.5 19.6 26
2010 1551 66.5 23.3 30.5
2011 1589 80.6 19.6 30.2
2012 1639 86.1 19.0 26.8
2013 1672 84.5 19.7 26.2
2014 1705 86.5 19.7 30.8
2015 1722 90.0 19.1 30.5
2016 1761 85.0 20.7 32.4
2017 1772 88.0 20.1 32.8
2018 1811 90.0 20.1 33.8
2019 1803 86.0 20.9 36.3
2020 1816 78.4 23.1 36.5
2021 1818 77.3 23.5 33.9
2022 1823 82.0 22.2 33.6
2023 1859 84.3 22.0 36.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Simon Kenton High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1050 61.9 16.9 n/a
1989 976 60.5 16.1 n/a
1990 1001 60.5 16.5 n/a
1991 1011 60.4 16.7 n/a
1992 1005 58.4 17.2 n/a
1993 1058 57.6 18.4 n/a
1994 1074 58.6 18.3 n/a
1995 1195 62.0 19.3 n/a
1996 1195 62.0 19.3 n/a
1997 1196 62.5 19.1 9.2
1998 1183 64.6 18.3 9.6
1999 1159 76.8 15.1 19.8
2000 1134 65.5 17.3 15.4
2001 1202 65.4 18.4 14.7
2002 1303 60.5 21.5 26.6
2003 1303 60.5 21.5 26.6
2004 1333 65.0 20.5 n/a
2005 1363 67.0 20.3 n/a
2006 1440 72.5 19.9 22
2007 1489 78.0 19.1 22.4
2008 1510 78.5 19.2 25.3
2009 1558 79.5 19.6 26
2010 1551 66.5 23.3 30.5
2011 1589 80.6 19.6 30.2
2012 1639 86.1 19.0 26.8
2013 1672 84.5 19.7 26.2
2014 1705 86.5 19.7 30.8
2015 1722 90.0 19.1 30.5
2016 1761 85.0 20.7 32.4
2017 1772 88.0 20.1 32.8
2018 1811 90.0 20.1 33.8
2019 1803 86.0 20.9 36.3
2020 1816 78.4 23.1 36.5
2021 1818 77.3 23.5 33.9
2022 1823 82.0 22.2 33.6
2023 1859 84.3 22.0 36.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Simon Kenton High School

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YearPersonnel Expenditures from Federal FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from Federal FundsTotal Expenditures from Federal FundsPersonnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2018 $227 (2.1%) $42 (0.4%) $269 (2.5%) $7,537 (69.4%) $1,294 (11.9%) $9,099 (83.8%) $10,861
2019 $275 (2.6%) $36 (0.3%) $312 (2.9%) $7,668 (71.3%) $1,297 (12.1%) $8,965 (83.4%) $10,753
2020 $296 (2.5%) $48 (0.4%) $344 (2.9%) $8,164 (68.4%) $1,481 (12.4%) $9,644 (80.9%) $11,928
2021 $272 (2.2%) $164 (1.3%) $435 (3.5%) $8,019 (64.5%) $1,442 (11.6%) $9,462 (76.1%) $12,426
2022 $394 (3.2%) $323 (2.6%) $717 (5.9%) $8,139 (66.6%) $1,635 (13.4%) $9,774 (80.0%) $12,214

Data source: Kentucky Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Simon Kenton High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 34th of 285 High schoolsRanks 53rd of 276 High schools
 7.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade English (Simon Kenton High School)62.158
 4.1%
   11th Grade English (Kenton County)6156
 5%
   11th Grade English (Kentucky)49.147
 2.1%
11th Grade Mathematics (Simon Kenton High School)53.140
 13.1%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Kenton County)48.940
 8.9%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Kentucky)36.433
 3.4%
11th Grade Reading (Simon Kenton High School)55.254
 1.2%
   11th Grade Reading (Kenton County)54.452
 2.4%
   11th Grade Reading (Kentucky)4644
 2%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students18031859
 3.1%
African American2641
 57.7%
American Indian12
 100%
Asian813
 62.5%
Hispanic4676
 65.2%
Pacific Islander00
White16651650
 0.9%
Two or More Races5777
 35.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients36.3%36.9%
 0.6%


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Students at Simon Kenton High School are 89% White, 4% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 2% African American.

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,859 students attended Simon Kenton High School.

Simon Kenton High School ranks 95th of 290 Kentucky high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.


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