McCracken Regional School
Public school, grades 4 to 12 · Paducah, Kentucky
McCracken Regional School in Paducah, Kentucky enrolled 31 students in 2024-25 with 1.0 full-time teachers, 31.0 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, under 50% of its students tested were proficient in reading and under 50% proficient in math in 2021-22 (Kentucky: 44.7% and 37.8%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
35 students in 2022-23, 23 students in 2023-24, 31 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 1.0 to 1.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 35 | 1.0 | 35.0 |
| 2023-24 | 23 | 1.0 | 23.0 |
| 2024-25 | 31 | 1.0 | 31.0 |
31.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 81 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.
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).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection McCracken Regional School enrolled 22 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absentnot reported for this school
Who attends
61.3% of students were White, 19.4% Black, 9.7% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White61.3%
- Black19.4%
- Hispanic9.7%
- Two or more races9.7%
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
In 2021-22, the students tested at McCracken Regional School scored proficient or above: under 50% in reading and under 50% in math, against 44.7% in reading and 37.8% in math across Kentucky. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Kentucky, not across states.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Kentucky |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts | under 50% | 57% | 44.7% |
| Math | under 50% | 49% | 37.8% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive): ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Schools of this kind in Paducah
3 public schools of this kind in Paducah report 2024-25 enrollment; McCracken Regional School is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paducah Head Start Preschool | 251 | 13.9 | 86.1% |
| Choices Educational Center | 42 | 10.0 | 83.3% |
| McCracken Regional School | 31 | 31.0 | 12.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about McCracken Regional School
- Choices Educational CenterThe nearest public school of this kind, 4.3 miles away: 42 students, 10.0 per teacher (2024-25).4.3 mi
- Paducah Head Start PreschoolThe next nearest public school of this kind, 4.6 miles away: 251 students, 13.9 per teacher (2024-25).4.6 mi
- Compare McCracken Regional School with Choices Educational CenterStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much McCracken County Schools spends per student$13,196 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,196
- The largest public schools in KentuckyMcCracken Regional School is the number 80 by size of 98 Kentucky schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#80 of 98
- Kentucky schools by students per teacher31.0 students per teacher here against the Kentucky median of 15.4 for schools of this kind.31.0:1
- 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 McCracken Regional School
How many students attend McCracken Regional School?
31 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 35 in 2022-23. It is an alternative school in Paducah, KY.What is the student-teacher ratio at McCracken Regional School?
31.0 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.Is McCracken Regional School a Title I school?
McCracken Regional School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at McCracken Regional School do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested at McCracken Regional School scored proficient or above: under 50% in reading and under 50% in math, against 44.7% in reading and 37.8% in math 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; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is McCracken Regional School in?
McCracken County Schools, NCES district ID 2103960. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 210396001862 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: reading and math proficiency 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.