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Covington, KY
Public School Ratings




Covington Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Covington Independent School District details

Covington Independent School District
25 E Seventh St
Covington, KY 41011

3,585 Students enrolled in District

11 Schools in District

14 Students Per Classroom (State average is 15)

Covington Independent School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Kentucky

1

(10 is best)

Better than 9.9% of all KY school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Better than 24.1% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

50 40 30 20 10 0
33%
43%
37%
47%
30%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Biggs Early Childhood Education Ctr School
1124 Scott Blvd
Covington, KY, 41011
PK-PK
Chapman Vocational Education Center School
25th And Madison Streets
Covington, KY, 41014
09-12
Covington Adult High School
212 Levassor Drive
Covington, KY, 41014
09-12
Glenn O Swing Elementary School
501 W 19th St
Covington, KY, 41014
KG-05
Holmes High School
25th And Madison Ave
Covington, KY, 41014
09-12
Holmes Middle School
2500 Madison Avenue
Covington, KY, 41014
06-08
John G Carlisle Elementary School
910 Holman St
Covington, KY, 41011
KG-05
Latonia Elementary School
39th & Huntington Avenue
Covington, KY, 41015
KG-05
Ninth District Elementary School
2800 Indiana Ave
Covington, KY, 41015
KG-05
Sixth District Elementary School
19th And Maryland
Covington, KY, 41014
KG-05
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 39.6% 75.7%
Black 27.1% 11.5%
Hispanic 32.8% 10.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.3% 2.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 83.0% 58.7%
Free lunch eligible 82.8% 56.0%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.2% 2.7%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,016 $32,323,000 49.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,251 $4,486,000 6.8%
Staff $210 $753,000 1.1%
General Administration $637 $2,285,000 3.5%
School Administration $1,331 $4,770,000 7.2%
Operation $1,688 $6,052,000 9.2%
Transportation $613 $2,199,000 3.3%
Other $655 $2,347,000 3.6%
Total Support $6,385 $22,892,000 34.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,986 $10,705,000 16.2%
Total Expenditures $18,388 $65,920,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,910 $5,200,739,000 51.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $727 $477,948,000 4.7%
Staff $736 $484,166,000 4.8%
General Administration $291 $191,384,000 1.9%
School Administration $768 $504,692,000 5.0%
Operation $1,171 $769,813,000 7.6%
Transportation $725 $476,816,000 4.7%
Other $397 $260,689,000 2.6%
Total Support $4,815 $3,165,508,000 31.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,706 $1,779,038,000 17.5%
Total Expenditures $15,431 $10,145,285,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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