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Kenton, Ohio - 3 schools
An equity score of 42/100 ranks Kenton City #458 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,337 per pupil, Kenton City ranks #562 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,836
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$13,337
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Kenton City operates 3 public schools serving 1,836 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Hardin County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,337 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending. See how Ohio compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 43.0% local, 40.6% state, and 16.4% 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 42/100, ranked #458 of 806 in Ohio against a state average of 46, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 526.3:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 22.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 88.8% White, 5.9% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Kenton Middle School, with a diversity index of 21.4/100.
Its largest campus is Kenton Elementary School, enrolling 1,022 students (55% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Kenton Middle School, at 285 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Kenton Elementary School accounts for 55.2% of all Kenton City student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Kenton City a distant remainder — means Kenton City-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Kenton City school enrollment varies 3.6× across entities
Kenton City school enrollment ranges from 285 students (lowest) to 1,022 students (highest), a spread of 737 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Kenton City student-counselor ratio is 526:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Kenton City chronic absenteeism rate is 22.6% — 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 Kenton City is typically wider than the Kenton City-aggregate figure suggests.
Kenton City has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,836 students.
How much does Kenton City spend per student?
Kenton City spends $13,337 per student. The district has an equity score of 42/100, ranking #458 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Kenton City?
Kenton City students are 88.8% White, 5.9% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% African American, 1.0% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Kenton City?
Kenton City has an equity score of 42/100, ranking #458 out of 806 districts in Ohio.