Hager Preschool

Set in Owensboro, Kentucky, Hager Preschool is a minimally staffed elementary campus, part of Owensboro Independent. It instructs 120 students across grade pre-K. That puts it 71% leaner than the typical public school in Kentucky, which averages around 421 students.

Owensboro Independent runs 10 schools in total, collectively educating 5,035 students. Hager Preschool is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Hager Preschool reports that the largest single group is White at 42%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder reads as 22% Black, 19% multiracial, 15% Hispanic, 3% Asian. By comparison, Daviess County as a whole is about 86% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school reports having 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.4:1, putting Hager Preschool tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 87% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Daviess County's rate of about 61%.

In the area at large, Daviess County reports that median household income runs about $68,214, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Across Daviess County's 37 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,983 students), Hager Preschool is one campus in the mix.

Foust Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Hager Preschool operates from an inner-city location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hager Preschool has fell 66%, going from 356 students in 2018 to 120 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 51% to 42% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 25.4:1 in 2018 to 9.9:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.