Christian County Public Schools VLA

Public school, kindergarten to ungraded · Hopkinsville, Kentucky

Christian County Public Schools VLA in Hopkinsville, Kentucky enrolled 283 students in 2024-25 with 9.0 full-time teachers, 31.4 students per teacher against the Kentucky median of 15.4. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 30-34% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Kentucky: 44.7% and 38.4%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80% or more (Kentucky: 91.4%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 78% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 44%

159 students in 2022-23, 262 students in 2023-24, 283 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 16.0 to 9.0.

Students enrolled at Christian County Public Schools VLA by school year2022-23: 159, 2023-24: 262, 2024-25: 28301002003002022-231592023-242622024-25283
Students enrolled at Christian County Public Schools VLA by school year2022-23: 159, 2023-24: 262, 2024-25: 28301002003002022-231592023-242622024-25283
Students enrolled at Christian County Public Schools VLA by school year2022-23: 159, 2023-24: 262, 2024-25: 28301002003002022-231592023-242622024-25283
Students enrolled at Christian County Public Schools VLA by school year2022-23: 159, 2023-24: 262, 2024-25: 28301002003002022-231592023-242622024-25283
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2315916.09.9
2023-242629.029.1
2024-252839.031.4

31.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 82 of every 100 Kentucky schools of this kind

Among the 90 Kentucky schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.4; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Kentucky other schools, 2024-2590 values from 3.0 to 90.0; This school 31.4; state median 15.4.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 31.4state median 15.4U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Kentucky other schools, 2024-2590 values from 3.0 to 90.0; This school 31.4; state median 15.4.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 31.4state median 15.4U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Kentucky other schools, 2024-2590 values from 3.0 to 90.0; This school 31.4; state median 15.4.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 31.4state median 15.4U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Kentucky other schools, 2024-2590 values from 3.0 to 90.0; This school 31.4; state median 15.4.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 31.4state median 15.4U.S. 13.8

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

5 AP courses and one counselor per 215 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Christian County Public Schools VLA enrolled 215 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses5
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 215 of the 215 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent26.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

57.2% of students were White, 15.5% Black, 14.8% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White57.2%
  2. Black15.5%
  3. Two or more races14.8%
  4. Hispanic12.0%
  5. Asian0.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Christian County Public Schools VLA scored proficient or above: 30-34% in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% in math in 2022-23, against 44.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.4% in math in 2022-23 across Kentucky. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Kentucky, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtKentucky
Reading and language arts, 2021-2230‑34%38%44.7%
Math, 2022-2315‑19%32% (2021-22)38.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

80% or more of the 23 students in Christian County Public Schools VLA's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 91.4% across Kentucky. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtKentucky
Four-year graduation rate80% or more91%91.4%
Students in the class2357849,023

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

Schools of this kind in Hopkinsville

4 public schools of this kind in Hopkinsville report 2024-25 enrollment; Christian County Public Schools VLA is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School58014.979.1%
Christian County Public Schools VLA28331.466.1%
Christian County Home/Hospital5151.062.7%
Cumberland Hall School326.79.4%

All public schools in Hopkinsville →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Christian County Public Schools VLA

  1. Christian County Home/HospitalThe nearest public school of this kind, under 0.1 miles away: 51 students, 51.0 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
  2. Cumberland Hall SchoolThe next nearest public school of this kind, 9.7 miles away: 32 students, 6.7 per teacher (2024-25).9.7 mi
  3. Compare Christian County Public Schools VLA with Christian County Home/HospitalStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Christian County spends per student$12,723 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,723
  5. The largest public schools in KentuckyChristian County Public Schools VLA is the number 16 by size of 98 Kentucky schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#16 of 98
  6. Kentucky schools by students per teacher31.4 students per teacher here against the Kentucky median of 15.4 for schools of this kind.31.4:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Christian County Public Schools VLA

  1. How many students attend Christian County Public Schools VLA?
    283 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 159 in 2022-23. It is an alternative school in Hopkinsville, KY.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Christian County Public Schools VLA?
    31.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Kentucky median for schools of this kind is 15.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Christian County Public Schools VLA a Title I school?
    Christian County Public Schools VLA was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Christian County Public Schools VLA do on state tests?
    The students tested at Christian County Public Schools VLA scored proficient or above: 30-34% in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% in math in 2022-23, against 44.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.4% in math in 2022-23 across Kentucky. Kentucky's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Christian County Public Schools VLA?
    80% or more of the 23 students in Christian County Public Schools VLA's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 91.4% across Kentucky. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Christian County Public Schools VLA in?
    Christian County, NCES district ID 2101150. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 210115002524 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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