School district · Kentucky

Fort Thomas Independent

Fort Thomas Independent in Kentucky: 5 public schools with 3,170 students and 16.4 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $12,843 per student in FY2024.

Schools
5
Students
3,170
Students per teacher
16.4
KY 15.3 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$12,843
KY $14.6K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
193
Counselors (FTE)
9.0
Students per counselor
352
KY 320 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 4.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Kentucky's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Kentucky: 48%

71%proficient

+1.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 99% of school districts in Kentucky

Median 47% · 170 school districts compared

1,442 students tested, grades 3–8 · Kentucky Summative Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Kentucky: 42%

67%proficient

+1.7 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 98% of school districts in Kentucky

Median 41% · 170 school districts compared

1,446 students tested, grades 3–8 · Kentucky Summative Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$8.8K15
$9.3K16
$9.4K17
$10.7K18
$11.1K19
$11.0K20
$11.6K21
$12.3K22
$13.0K23
$12.8K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
2.3% · $1.2M
State
50% · $26.8M
Local
48% · $25.6M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$7,851
Support services
$4,285
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$6.4M
Long-term debt
$39.2M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 3Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–542515.282%72%
Pre-K–556517.175%68%
K–544415.975%66%
6–871715.765%66%
9–121,01917.4——

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
28 N Ft Thomas Ave, Fort Thomas, KY 41075
Phone
(859)781-3333
Website