Hopkins County Schools Academy

Federal records list Hopkins County Schools Academy as a combined-grade school in Madisonville, Kentucky. A total of 75 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 12. The average for combined schools in Kentucky is about 202 students, so this school is 63% smaller than average.

Hopkins County is made up of 14 schools with 6,265 students in all.

Hopkins County Schools Academy's enrollment is 75% White. Next come 11% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 7% Black. That compares with about 87% White among all Hopkins County residents. By the diversity index, Hopkins County Schools Academy comes in at 42%.

Teachers at Hopkins County Schools Academy total 8.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 8.8:1. The 17.7:1 average for combined schools in Kentucky is higher than this school's figure. The school counts 51 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 68%. Compared with the 57% average for public schools in Hopkins County, the school's rate is higher.

In Hopkins County (population about 45,119), median household income is about $56,815, roughly 17% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hopkins County Schools Academy is one of 22 public schools in Hopkins County, which together enroll about 6,896 students.

Hopkins County Central High School is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 4 other public schools.

The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Fringe. The school is identified as virtual in federal data.

Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, reported enrollment went from 48 to 75. Such a large difference may reflect a change in the grades served. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 16.0:1 to 8.8:1.

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