McCracken Regional School

McCracken Regional School, a very small K-12 campus in Paducah, Kentucky, part of McCracken County, instructs 31 students, covering grades 4 through 12. That puts it 85% leaner than the typical public school in Kentucky, which averages around 202 students.

Across the 13 schools in McCracken County (6,780 students total), McCracken Regional School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, McCracken Regional School reports that the largest single group is White, at 61% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 19% Black, 10% Hispanic, 10% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 82%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 31.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.7:1 average. Roughly 13% of students at McCracken Regional School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is south of McCracken County's rate of about 57%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for McCracken County put median household earnings sit near $64,373, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across McCracken County's 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,883 students), McCracken Regional School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Concord Elementary School, around 1.8 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at McCracken Regional School has edged up 7%, going from 29 students in 2018 to 31 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 38% to 19% across the same window. Class-load math has rose: from 29.0:1 in 2018 to 31.0:1 in 2025.

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