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Erlanger, Kentucky - 8 schools
An equity score of 45/100 ranks Erlanger-Elsmere Independent #98 of 171 districts in Kentucky (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,962 per pupil, Erlanger-Elsmere Independent ranks #79 of 171 Kentucky districts by per-pupil spending (Kentucky districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,392
Total Enrollment
8
Schools
$12,962
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Erlanger-Elsmere Independent operates 8 public schools serving 2,392 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Kentucky. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 3 combined, 1 high, 1 middle schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Kenton County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,962 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 171 Kentucky districts by per-pupil spending. See how Kentucky compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 32.5% local, 46.0% state, and 21.5% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 45/100, ranked #98 of 171 in Kentucky against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 8 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 190.6:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 29.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 58.0% White, 14.0% Hispanic or Latino, 12.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Lindeman Elementary School, with a diversity index of 67.5/100.
Its largest campus is Lloyd High School, enrolling 711 students (29% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Early Learning Center, at 40 students, a 18x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Lloyd High School accounts for 29.2% of all Erlanger-Elsmere Independent student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Erlanger-Elsmere Independent-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Erlanger-Elsmere Independent school enrollment varies 18× across entities
Erlanger-Elsmere Independent school enrollment ranges from 40 students (lowest) to 711 students (highest), a spread of 671 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Erlanger-Elsmere Independent has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 51.9% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Erlanger-Elsmere Independent student-counselor ratio is 191:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Erlanger-Elsmere Independent chronic absenteeism rate is 29.8% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Erlanger-Elsmere Independent is typically wider than the Erlanger-Elsmere Independent-aggregate figure suggests.