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Best kept secret at Christian County High School?
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Enrollment
1,153
High
DISTRICT 564 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHRISTIAN COUNTY·NCES 210115000220
Christian County High School
220 Glass Ave, Hopkinsville, KY 42240 · (270) 887-7050 · Christian County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,153 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 18% of Kentucky public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kentucky public high schools
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
68 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
751 students
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 63%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 311 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 293 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 268 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 275 | 24% |
| Ungraded | 6 | 1% |
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 47% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
39.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
32.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kentucky schools, those numbers are about 48 and 43.
Source: KSA (K-PREP). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
28.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.9%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% typical for Kentucky schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Kentucky's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Christian County High School
Christian County High School's state test result (28.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christian County High School this school | 1,153 | 65.1% | 28.8% |
| Hopkinsville High School Hopkinsville | 961 | 63.1% | 34.3% |
| Valley High Louisville | 850 | 68.5% | 16.7% |
| Paducah Tilghman High School Paducah | 860 | 57.6% | 37.3% |
| Pleasure Ridge Park High Louisville | 1,777 | 69.7% | 15.5% |
| Jeffersontown High Jeffersontown | 1,196 | 65.7% | 25.7% |
Matched among Kentucky high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Christian County High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.8% | #170 of 211 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #161 of 211 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #165 of 211 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,153 | #62 of 304 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #123 of 217 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.8% | #36 of 217 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.1% | #68 of 230 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.9% | #81 of 139 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,153
-145 (-11%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 1,292
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 17.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,153 | 68 | 17.0:1 | 65% (751) |
| 2023-24 | 1,185 | 65 | 18.2:1 | 68% (809) |
| 2022-23 | 1,187 | 71 | 16.7:1 | 67% (793) |
| 2020-21 | 1,298 | 73 | 17.8:1 | 66% (859) |
| 2017-18 | 1,238 | 66.3 | 18.7:1 | 71% (879) |
| 2015-16 | 1,199 | 74 | 16.2:1 | 69% (823) |
| 2010-11 | 1,260 | 83 | 15.2:1 | 68% (856) |
| 2000-01 | 1,286 | 75 | 17.1:1 | 47% (609) |
| 1990-91 | 1,292 | 74 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Christian County High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (1,238 to 1,153); teachers up 3% (66.3 to 68).
About Christian County High School
Christian County High School is a public high school run by Christian County in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. The student body numbers 1,153 students, from grades 9 through 12. An average school in this group (high schools in Kentucky) has about 558 students.
Christian County has 18 schools; together they serve 8,682 students.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Christian County High School is White (49%). Other students are 34% Black, 9% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. That is lower than the 67% White share among all Christian County residents. By the diversity index, Christian County High School comes in at 63%.
Its teaching staff equals 68 full-time positions, a ratio of 17.0:1. High schools in Kentucky average about 16.6:1, a similar figure. Around 65% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals.
The allk12 Grade for Christian County High School is C-. Compared with Kentucky public high schools, the school scored higher than 18% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 40.9% for Christian County High School. The school posts 28.8%, 12.1 points below the prediction.
According to the American Community Survey, in Christian County, median household income is about $55,494, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 20 public schools operate in Christian County, serving about 8,682 students.
The school nearest to Christian County High School is Christian County Middle School, at a distance of about 0.2 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Christian County High School is 5th among 6 schools close by.
Federal records code the school's setting as Town: Distant.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 1,153 was 11% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 1,298.
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Christian County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
72,069
Census ACS
Median income
$55,494
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
8,682 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Christian County
- Hopkinsville High SchoolHigh · 961 students
- Christian County Middle SchoolMiddle · 845 students
- Hopkinsville Middle SchoolMiddle · 741 students
- Indian Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 674 students
- Millbrooke Elementary SchoolElementary · 610 students
- Pembroke Elementary SchoolElementary · 597 students
Other schools in Hopkinsville
- Hopkinsville High SchoolHigh · 961 students
- Christian County Middle SchoolMiddle · 845 students
- Hopkinsville Middle SchoolMiddle · 741 students
- Indian Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 674 students
- Millbrooke Elementary SchoolElementary · 610 students
- Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary SchoolElementary · 595 students
Nearby schools
- Christian County Middle School0.2 mi · 845
- Christian County Home/Hospital0.3 mi · 51
- Christian County Public Schools VLA0.3 mi · 283
- Freedom Elementary School0.9 mi · 504
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. ELC2.2 mi · 132
- Indian Hills Elementary School2.7 mi · 674
Frequently asked questions
About Christian County High SchoolHow many students attend Christian County High School?
Christian County High School enrolls approximately 1,153 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Christian County High School serve?
Christian County High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Christian County High School?
Approximately 17.0:1 students per teacher at Christian County High School.
How diverse is Christian County High School?
Christian County High School reports a student body of 49% White, 9% Hispanic, 34% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Christian County High School?
Christian County High School is overseen by Christian County in Christian County.
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