North Kentucky News

There were 1,106 preschool students enrolled in Kenton County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 13.6% more than the previous year, according to the Kentucky Department of Education.

Biggs Early Childhood Education Center welcomed most of the preschool students in the county, registering 391 students.

Within Kenton County schools, the highest student population was found in ninth grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in preschool.

Statewide, Kenton County ranked fourth in enrollment numbers. It was also ranked fourth the year before.

Despite escaping some of the pandemic's educational disruptions, Kentucky's achievement gaps have remained an issue since 2019. In the eighth-grade reading assessments, for example, Hispanic students scored eight points lower than their white peers, and the gap reached 15 points in math. Black students fared even worse, falling more than 20 points behind and facing a failure rate nearly double that of their white counterparts.

School	# of Preschool Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Biggs Early Childhood Education Center	391	100%	391
Arnett Elementary School	85	26.9%	316
River Ridge Elementary School	84	8.2%	1,023
Summit View Academy	63	4.2%	1,508
Beechgrove Elementary School	62	8.8%	707
Kenton Elementary School	54	8%	677
James A. Caywood Elementary School	52	8.9%	584
Mary A. Goetz Elementary School	50	10.3%	487
White's Tower Elementary School	44	6.6%	666
Ft Wright Elementary School	42	8.2%	512
R. C. Hinsdale Elementary School	40	7%	575
Early Learning Center	38	100%	38
Taylor Mill Elementary School	37	7%	531
Beechwood Elementary School	22	2.9%	768
Piner Elementary School	21	6.4%	330
Ryland Heights Elementary School	21	4.4%	474