District overview

Kenton County School District

What Kenton County board records show from September 2025 through July 2026.

What is shaping the district?

A large district managing several school renovations

Kenton County serves nearly 14,000 students. Its board is financing and managing multiple elementary-school renovations while also setting the budget, curriculum contracts, and districtwide services.

13,945 students

Federal finance data report 13,945 students in 2023-24.

Several renovations

Board records track work at Piner, White's Tower, Kenton, River Ridge, Ryland Heights, and Taylor Mill.

17 schools in meal program

June minutes say all 17 schools will participate in federal breakfast and lunch programs.

The collected minutes name many projects but do not include the full project budgets or schedules.

Where the district stands

Enrollmentcontext

13,945 students

2023-24 federal district finance data.

Current spending per studentcontext

12,024 dollars

Federal 2023-24 current-spending measure; context rather than a current board-year total.

Official records reviewedverified

13 records

Major projects

Elementary-school renovation program

Construction applications, bids, bonds, and change orders approved

The board moved several elementary-school renovations and site projects through design, contracting, financing, and construction steps.

Next: The board should publish project completion dates and updated total costs.

Nov 3, 2025Piner and White's Tower construction and bond steps approved
May 4, 2026Kenton, River Ridge, Ryland Heights, and Taylor Mill project steps approved
Jul 6, 2026Change orders continued for Kenton, Piner, and R.C. Hinsdale

Funding

General-obligation revenue bonds and district construction funding; the minutes do not state a combined program total.

J.D. Patton demolition

Construction application approved

The board approved demolition of the J.D. Patton building and a temporary parking lot over its footprint.

Next: Bid award, demolition schedule, and a permanent site-use plan.

Jun 1, 2026BG-1 demolition application approved

Funding

The collected minutes do not state the project budget or funding source.

Recent news

All 13 collected official records were reviewed from oldest to newest. Federal finance context comes from the 2023-24 Annual Survey of School System Finances.

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