Madisonville North Hopkins High School

Madisonville North Hopkins High School operates as a high-enrollment secondary school in Madisonville, Kentucky, part of Hopkins County. Current enrollment sits at 1,023 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 558 students per school, that is 83% larger than typical.

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

Looking at the student body, Madisonville North Hopkins High School records that 75% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school lists 12% Black, 7% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. By comparison, Hopkins County as a whole is about 87% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Madisonville North Hopkins High School has 62 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 43% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Hopkins County runs at roughly 57%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Madisonville North Hopkins High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.9%; this one delivers 44.3%.

Around the school, Hopkins County reports that median household earnings sit near $56,815, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Madisonville North Hopkins High School is one of 22 public schools in Hopkins County (combined enrollment of about 6,896 students).

Nearest neighbor: Hanson Elementary School, around 2.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Madisonville North Hopkins High School comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 47.5%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 1,003 students in 2018 compared to 1,023 in 2025. Class-load math has loosened: from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 16.4:1 in 2025.

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