Choices Educational Center

Choices Educational Center operates as a very small all-grades campus in Paducah, Kentucky, overseen by Paducah Independent. Current enrollment sits at 42 students spanning grades K through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 79% smaller than the state mean of about 202.

Within Paducah Independent, which oversees 7 schools and 3,103 students, Choices Educational Center is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Choices Educational Center records that 71% of the student body identifies as Black. Other groups include 14% White, 12% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. By comparison, McCracken County as a whole is about 10% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.7:1, putting Choices Educational Center tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 83% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against McCracken County (around 57%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (McCracken County) shows that median household earnings sit near $64,373, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Choices Educational Center is one of 22 public schools in McCracken County (combined enrollment of about 9,883 students).

Nearest neighbor: Paducah Head Start Preschool, around 1.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Choices Educational Center operates from an inner-city location. Instruction is delivered virtually rather than at a physical campus, and enrollment crosses district lines.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Choices Educational Center has climbed 31%, going from 32 students in 2018 to 42 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment shrank from 78% to 71% over that span.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Choices Educational Center community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.