Kenton County Schools is celebrating the many success stories in its district, including 68 students who earned an associate’s degree or accumulated more than 64 college credit hours while still in high school, as well as over $29 million in scholarships for post-secondary education.
“I would say we as a board team, district team, have been able to do some pretty cool things, I think, for kids and families,” said Superintendent Henry Webb before the board of education meeting Monday evening.
Webb drew attention to the different programs the district, which is the sixth largest in the commonwealth and second largest in Northern Kentucky after Boone County. In addition to the accolades mentioned before, the senior class earned 11,853 college credit hours through the district’s dual credit program. Webb said the district has about “300 kids going to college all day, every day” while enrolled in high school.
Students take Advanced Placement courses, too, but the students’ AP test results were not yet available at the meeting.
In addition, Monday’s meeting saw the recognition of over 35 students who will take part in the Kentucky Governor’s Scholars, School for the Arts and School for Entrepreneurship programs over the summer. The state-run programs offer live-in summer programs where students entering their senior years take part in intensive coursework in a variety of subject areas.
Kenton County Schools Governor’s Scholars. Front from left to right: Laney Jones, Chase Coleman, Jacob Donahue, Grace Barnett, Sarah Siroky and Isabella Norvell. Back from left to right: Brett Bockman, Kevin Meiners, Larken Getz, Nolan Thompson, Hudson Morris, Elijah Givens, Anna Mullis and Madelyn Strunk. Photo by Nathan Granger | LINK nky 
From left to right: Kenton County Schools Governor’s School of Entreperneurship participant Manae Hathaway, School of the Arts participant Grace Barnett, School of the Arts participant Nyla McIntosh and School of Entrepreneurship participant Claire McLain. Photo by Nathan Granger | LINK nky
The board also voted on Monday to extend the district’s free meal program for the next academic year.
Additionally, Webb said, the district is “very proud of our full-day kindergarten program that we started, very proud of our full-day preschool program that we started,” as well as the district’s partnerships with the Ignite Institute.
Finally, Webb and Board of Education President Jesica Jehn touted the district’s career pathway system, which has 27 career programs across the district, according to the district’s 2024-2025 annual report. Jehn said the board would be meeting in the summer to discuss the addition of a new pathway for next year.
The pathways enable students who have an expressed interest in certain career types to cater their course load toward that interest. Jehn gave the example of a student interested in veterinary medicine who could take more advanced biology courses in high school so that they’re better prepared for relevant coursework after high school.
“Sometimes they’ll come with some certifications, industry certifications that [students] can achieve while they’re in high school,” Jehn said. “So, a lot of times they can go on to start working almost immediately out of high school.”
You can read full annual reports on Kenton County’s student successes as well as more information on the district’s Community Based Accountability System at kenton.kyschools.us/about-us/cbas.