- Paducah Public Schools
Paducah Public Schools is a
school district located in Paducah,Kentucky . The district serves most, but not all, of the city of Paducah; significant areas within the city limits lie in the surrounding McCracken County school district.The district, founded in
1864 , currently educates slightly over 2,900 students in six schools, with approximately 240 teachers and a roughly equal number of support staff. Roughly 90% of graduates of the district's only high school,Paducah Tilghman High School , go on to either two-year or four-year colleges, a commendable total considering that about 50% of the district's students are minorities and nearly two-thirds are eligible for free or reduced-price school lunches.cite web | url= http://www.paducah.k12.ky.us/detail.asp?recordid=1509&main=District+info&content=Quick+facts | title=District Information: About our district | publisher=Paducah Public Schools | accessmonthday=November 1 | accessyear=2006 ]The Paducah and McCracken County districts have a joint open-enrollment policy which permits any student in McCracken County to attend a public school in either district without
tuition charges. About 300 residents of the McCracken County district currently attend Paducah schools.High schools (grades 9 to 12)
* Paducah Tilghman High School
Middle schools (grades 6 to 8)
* Paducah Middle School
Primary schools (grades K to 5)
* Clark Elementary
* McNabb Elementary
* Morgan ElementaryFormer Schools
* Cooper-Whiteside Elementary, closed due to budget cutbacks in 2006
Notes and references
External links
* [http://www.paducah.kyschools.us/ Paducah Public Schools]
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