Hanson Elementary School

Hanson Elementary School is a primary school of mid-tier scale in Hanson, Kentucky, operated by Hopkins County, teacheing 532 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 26% larger than the state mean of about 421.

Across the 14 schools in Hopkins County (6,265 students total), Hanson Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Hanson Elementary School lists that nearly all students (82%) are White. Other groups include 11% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 3% Black.

Looking at school resources, Hanson Elementary School records 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.4:1, putting Hanson Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. About 41% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is south of Hopkins County's rate of about 57%.

With demographic context factored in, Hanson Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 49.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 63.8%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Hopkins County shows median household earnings sit near $56,815, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. In all, Hopkins County runs 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,896 students), of which Hanson Elementary School is one.

Madisonville North Hopkins High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.7 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, Hanson Elementary School comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 44.7%.

Hanson Elementary School operates from a small-town location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 4%: 553 students in 2018 compared to 532 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 87% to 82%. Class-load math has fell: from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 16.1:1 in 2025.

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