Kenton County School District Snow Day Predictor
The odds of a closing or a delay on the next three school mornings in Kenton, measured against Kenton's own big snow morning of 3.1 inches.
Will Kenton close tomorrow?
How Kenton calls a snow day
When the call comes
No later than 5:00 a.m.
“5:00 a.m. - The decision to cancel or delay school must be made no later than 5:00 a.m. in order to provide adequate notice to families and students of the District’s decision”Source
How families hear
By phone call.
“Click here to have a phone number added to our district automated calling system”Inclement Weather/NTI - Kenton County School District
A 2 hour delay
On a delay morning every school starts 2 hours late.
“Delay (one-hour or two-hour) is considered when any of the following occur:”
5 built in snow days
On the 2026 to 2027 calendar, listed as “make-up days”.
“Make-up days to be used after the 10 NTI days are: May 28, June 1, 2, 3, 4”Source
NTI days
Kenton has Non Traditional Instruction days in its winter plan, up to 10 a year.
“10 Non-Traditional Instruction (NTI) days will be utilized beginning on the 6th day schools are closed to in-person instruction.”Source
Making up a lost day
After the 10 NTI days, added to the end of the year starting May 28.
Make up dates: May 28, Jun 1, Jun 2, Jun 3, Jun 4.
“Make-up days to be used after the 10 NTI days are: May 28, June 1, 2, 3, 4”Source
The 2026 to 2027 calendar
- First day August 19, 2026
- Winter break Dec 21 to Jan 1
- Last day May 27, 2027
The board policy
“The Superintendent is briefed on all collected data, receives a recommendation from the Chief Operation Officer on the status of school for the day, and makes a decision on closure, delay, or maintaining the normal school schedule”Board policy
Read from Kenton’s own pages on October 8, 2026; the district site is kenton.kyschools.us.
Kenton’s snow record
More 4 inch school mornings than 70% of the 127 Kentucky districts with a station record.
- Biggest day 9.2 in on January 25, 2026
- Snowiest winter 2025 to 2026, 32.6 in
- 6 in mornings 0 a winter
- 1 in mornings 3.6 a winter
Measured at a NOAA weather station 7.6 miles away. Mornings are the 7 am snow reading on a weekday from December 1 through March 31, over the ten winters from 2016 to 2017 through 2025 to 2026, from NOAA GHCN Daily.
How Kentucky counts a lost day
Kentucky requires at least 1,062 instructional hours on at least 170 student attendance days. After an emergency a board may amend its calendar and lengthen or shorten the remaining days by 30 minutes or more, as long as the year still meets the requirement.
The Kentucky rules in the agency’s own words, and every Kentucky district
Districts near Kenton
| District | Snow a winter | 4 in mornings | Built in days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Covington Independent School DistrictCovington | 19.6 in | 0.4 | |
| Fort Thomas Independent School DistrictFort Thomas | 19.6 in | 0.4 | |
| Boone County School DistrictFlorence | 19.6 in | 0.4 | |
| Campbell County School DistrictAlexandria | 19.6 in | 0.4 | |
| Grant County School DistrictWilliamstown | 9.8 in | 0.1 | |
| Scott County School DistrictGeorgetown | 13.2 in | 0.1 | 6 |
22 schools
Every school in Kenton follows the district’s call: one closing covers them all.
High
- Simon Kenton High School, Independence
- Dixie Heights High School, Fort Mitchell
- Scott High School, Taylor Mill
- Northern Ky Youth Dev Center, Crittenden
- Northern Ky Health Technology Center, Edgewood
Middle
- Turkey Foot Middle School, Edgewood
- Twenhofel Middle School, Independence
- Woodland Middle School, Taylor Mill
Elementary
- Summit View Academy, Independence
- River Ridge Elementary School, Villa Hills
- White's Tower Elementary School, Independence
- Beechgrove Elementary School, Independence
- Kenton Elementary School, Independence
- James A Caywood Elementary School, Edgewood
- R C Hinsdale Elementary School, Edgewood
- Taylor Mill Elementary School, Covington
- Ft Wright Elementary School, Covington
- Ryland Heights Elementary School, Covington
- Piner Elementary School, Morning View
Other schools
- Northern Kentucky TECH, Covington
- Northern KY Tech - Edgewood, Edgewood
- Northern KY Technical College, Covington
Kenton snow day questions
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The odds are a forecast read, and the superintendent makes the call: the district’s own announcement is the one to follow.