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Kenton High School

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Kenton High School ranks 580 th of 795 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

580^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 795 Ohio High Schools

Better than 27% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Kenton High School is a 9–12 public high school in Kenton, Ohio, a small city in Hardin County, serving 544 students as part of the Kenton City district — the largest enrollment among nearby high schools. In 2025–26 it ranked 580th of 795 Ohio high schools (27th percentile, 1 star), a decline from 2022–23, when it reached 427th of 867 (51st percentile, 3 stars); the district ranked 553rd of 773 overall.

Among nearby schools, Kenton High School is the lowest-ranked traditional public high school. Ada High School, Arlington Local High School, and Hardin Northern High School each earned 4 stars, and Allen East High School and Benjamin Logan High School also place ahead. Test results show Kenton's clearest weakness in math: Algebra I proficiency was 36.6%, 25 points below the state and the lowest nearby, where peers range from 45.1% upward. English II fell to 53.0%, also lowest nearby, while American Government was a bright spot at 76.1%, above the state average. The graduation rate is 94.7% — respectable but below most neighbors — and chronic absenteeism of 28.1% is the second-highest nearby and nearly 10 points above the district rate, a real barrier to learning.

Results for student groups are uneven. Gifted and talented students ranked 13th of 283 statewide (95th percentile, 5 stars), a genuine standout. Several larger groups — including students from low-income families, female students, and male students — ranked in the bottom third or quarter statewide. Notably, nearby schools such as Allen East, Ada, and Riverdale High School serve higher shares of low-income students yet outperform Kenton, and Kenton's per-student spending and student-teacher ratio are mid-range, so funding and staffing don't explain the gap.

544

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,982

Per pupil spending ?

53.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

751 Wildcat Way
Kenton, OH 43326-1669

(419) 673-0775

District: Kenton City

Feeder schools for Kenton High School:

Elementary:	Kenton Elementary School
Middle:	Kenton Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.3%

Hispanic:

5.9%

Asian:

2.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 27th percentile in 2016 → 27th in 2026

Strengths

✓95% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (55% vs 63% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Algebra I scores 25 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school55%

District avg58%

Ohio avg63%

580^th of 795

Ohio public high schools ?

Bottom 27%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

553^rd of 773Kenton City among Ohio districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	32.3	580 of 795	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	42.8	536 of 855	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.7	535 of 864	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.5	427 of 867	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.3	564 of 836	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.7	467 of 819	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.9	504 of 836	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.5	480 of 800	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.3	575 of 773	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	39.7	573 of 784	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	44.2	553 of 778	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	51.1	515 of 769	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	49.6	540 of 767	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	57.7	505 of 832	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	58.7	472 of 818	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	56.0	498 of 819	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	54.0	506 of 791	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	50.5	513 of 767	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	51.4	500 of 756	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	38.1	536 of 696	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	29.0	573 of 689	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	23.7	562 of 681	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	15.1	560 of 606	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.6	575 of 596	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.5	477 of 628	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	420 of 550	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	31.6	590 of 763	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	42.5	543 of 809	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.3	525 of 798	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.7	389 of 813	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.4	589 of 794	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.2	490 of 775	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.7	517 of 781	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.9	477 of 751	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	76.5	13 of 283	95.4%	★★★★★
2025	56.4	139 of 244	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.0	218 of 280	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.1	222 of 308	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	52.8	183 of 312	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	72.7	43 of 272	84.2%	★★★★☆
2018	57.9	240 of 538	55.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	41.1	175 of 273	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	30.1	610 of 761	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.0	603 of 815	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.6	491 of 822	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.1	308 of 805	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.4	578 of 773	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.2	450 of 763	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.1	474 of 779	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.0	456 of 758	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	37.2	548 of 765	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	44.1	515 of 817	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.0	542 of 816	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.6	458 of 819	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.8	547 of 808	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.4	431 of 778	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.9	513 of 792	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.4	393 of 763	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	36.6	361 of 575	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.2	227 of 617	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	21.6	503 of 598	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.5	297 of 614	51.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	25.3	582 of 709	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.1	535 of 748	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.0	535 of 754	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.7	464 of 756	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.8	585 of 749	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.0	469 of 727	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.0	538 of 739	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.4	450 of 718	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Gifted and Talented (2026)95th percentile+68 vs school

Special Education (2026)37th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2024)36th percentile~ school

Male (2026)28th percentile~ school

Female (2026)23rd percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)20th percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)18th percentile-9 vs school

Disabled (2022)8th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

American Government76%+4 vs state

Biology63%-4 vs state

American History61%-12 vs state

English II53%-10 vs state

Geometry41%~ state avg

Algebra I37%-25 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)	Ohio State Tests American Government (2026)	Ohio State Tests American History (2026)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)			Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2026)			Ohio State Tests Biology (2026)	Ohio State Tests English II (2026)	Ohio State Tests Geometry (2026)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests American Government End of Course	Ohio State Tests American History End of Course	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Biology End of Course	Ohio State Tests English II End of Course	Ohio State Tests Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Kenton High School	Public	9-12	751 Wildcat Way	Kenton	43326	Hardin County	Kenton City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 673-0775	544	33	16.4	53.1%	486 (89.3%)	5 (0.9%)	32 (5.9%)	11 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	32.3	580^th of 795 public high schools	27.0%		42.8	536^th of 855 public high schools	37.3%	44		76.1	61.1							63.2	53.0	41.3	36.6	$11,982
Hardin Community School	Public, Charter	7-12	400 Decatur St	Kenton	43326	Hardin County	Hardin Community School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 673-3210	29	1	29.0	89.7%	25 (86.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.9%)								(n/a)														$11,871
Ridgemont High School	Public	6-12	560 Taylor St W	Mount Victory	43340	Hardin County	Ridgemont Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 354-2141	247	15	16.3		226 (91.5%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.0%)	3 (1.2%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.2%)	42.2	497^th of 795 public high schools	37.5%		56.2	389^th of 855 public high schools	54.5%	108	60.7	84.4	74.5	46.9	33.3	64.3	55.3	32.3	46.4	64.6	53.8	32.5	58.6	$12,379
Hardin Northern High School	Public	7-12	11589 State Route 81	Dola	45835	Hardin County	Hardin Northern Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 759-3515	173	16	10.8	86.1%	163 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	65.3	215^th of 795 public high schools	73.0%		47.8	496^th of 855 public high schools	42.0%	281	71.9	92.3	92.3		51.4	47.4		65.7	71.9	74.4	67.5	39.1	84.8	$22,058
Upper Scioto Valley High School	Public	9-12	510 S Courtright St	Mc Guffey	45859	Hardin County	Upper Scioto Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 757-3231	159	12	13.2		141 (88.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.7%)	46.1	461^st of 795 public high schools	42.0%		52.6	436^th of 855 public high schools	49.0%	25		75.6	73.3							81.6	68.3	19.5	59.3	$15,567
Ada High School	Public	6-12	725 W North Ave	Ada	45810	Hardin County	Ada Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 634-2746	404	26	15.5	93.1%	363 (89.9%)	16 (4.0%)	12 (3.0%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	71.6	139^th of 795 public high schools	82.5%		75.7	116^th of 855 public high schools	86.4%	23	75.5	93.9	83.8	68.7	61.9	62.5	61.2	65.6	66.0	85.5	78.3	42.6	91.9	$16,469
Riverdale High School	Public	9-12	20613 State Route 37	Mt Blanchard	45867	Hancock County	Riverdale Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 694-2211	321	15	21.4	99.1%	306 (95.3%)	2 (0.6%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	45.9	465^th of 795 public high schools	41.5%		55.3	394^th of 855 public high schools	53.9%	71		78.0	80.4							67.5	67.5	37.5	45.1	$10,866
Arlington Local High School	Public	6-12	336 S Main St	Arlington	45814	Hancock County	Arlington Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 365-5121	249	22	11.3	62.2%	238 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	65.8	205^th of 795 public high schools	74.2%		73	150^th of 855 public high schools	82.5%	55	83.3	82.6	76.5	73.3	77.3	84.9	71.7	65.9	57.1	78.4	87.0	57.4	75.6	$13,832
Benjamin Logan High School	Public	9-12	6609 State Route 47 E	Bellefontaine	43311	Logan County	Benjamin Logan Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 592-1666	508	29	17.5	32.3%	471 (92.7%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.1%)	51.5	398^th of 795 public high schools	49.9%		61.3	310^th of 855 public high schools	63.7%	88		81.0	72.5							70.1	68.1	53.6	59.6	$13,818
Allen East High School	Public	9-12	9105 Harding Hwy	Harrod	45850	Allen County	Allen East Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 648-3333	253	18	14.0	98.8%	241 (95.3%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	59.6	292^nd of 795 public high schools	63.3%		72	161^st of 855 public high schools	81.2%	131		79.4	86.4							76.8	75.0	51.2	60.3	$14,951

Frequently Asked Questions about Kenton High School

What schools feed into Kenton High School?

Kenton High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Kenton Elementary School
Middle : Kenton Middle School

What district is Kenton High School in?

Kenton City

Is Kenton High School a good school?

Kenton High School ranks 580^th of 795 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Kenton High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 544 students attended Kenton High School.

What is the racial makeup of Kenton High School?

Students at Kenton High School are 89% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

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