Christian County High School

Christian County High School is a big high school in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, operated by Christian County. The school educates 1,153 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 107% larger than the state mean of about 558.

Within Christian County, which oversees 18 schools and 8,682 students, Christian County High School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Christian County High School shows that the most-represented group is White (49%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest reads as 34% Black, 9% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 67% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Christian County High School reports 68 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 65% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Christian County High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 40.9%; this one delivers 28.8%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Christian County indicate median household earnings sit near $55,494, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Christian County High School is one of 20 public schools in Christian County (combined enrollment of about 8,682 students).

Nearest neighbor: Christian County Middle School, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Christian County High School. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Christian County High School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 35.1%.

Christian County High School operates from a small-town location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Christian County High School's enrollment has decreased 7% since 2018, when it stood at 1,238 (now 1,153). White enrollment moved from 54% to 49% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 18.7:1 in 2018 to 17.0:1 in 2025.

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