Paducah Head Start Preschool

Paducah Head Start Preschool is a small elementary school for students in Paducah, Kentucky. Its 251 students are spread across pre-K. The typical figure for elementary schools in Kentucky is about 421 students.

Paducah Head Start Preschool is one school in a 7-school district, Paducah Independent, which enrolls 3,103 students.

The most common group at Paducah Head Start Preschool is Black students, at 47%. Enrollment also includes 24% White, 20% multiracial, and 10% Hispanic. The school's Black share is 37 points above the 10% share among McCracken County residents. The school's diversity index is 68%, meaning two students picked at random have a 68% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

Staffing totals 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.9:1. On average, elementary schools in Kentucky have 15.4:1, compared with 13.9:1 here. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Paducah Head Start Preschool is 86%. That rate is above the 57% average among public schools in McCracken County.

Among McCracken County residents, the median household income is $64,373, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 29%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Besides Paducah Head Start Preschool, McCracken County has 21 other public schools.

Of nearby public schools, Paducah Tilghman High School is the closest, at about 0.1 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Paducah Head Start Preschool.

Its location is classified as City: Small by the National Center for Education Statistics.

Enrollment is up 17% from 2020-21, when Paducah Head Start Preschool had 214 students, to 2024-25, when it had 251. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 12.6:1 to 13.9:1.

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