Summary:
Paducah Independent school district in Kentucky has only one high school, Paducah Tilghman High School, which serves grades 9-12. The school has seen a decline in its statewide ranking and SchoolDigger rating over the past few years, dropping from 80th out of 271 Kentucky high schools in 2021-2022 to 199th out of 290 in 2023-2024. Its four-year graduation rate of 87.7% is slightly below the state average.
Academically, Paducah Tilghman High School's proficiency rates on state assessments like the ACT and KSA are significantly lower than the district and state averages. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rates in ACT/English (32%), ACT/Mathematics (20%), and KSA/Mathematics (23%) were all well below the state averages of 44%, 30%, and 36%, respectively. The school also has a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 63.78% in the 2022-2023 school year.
Despite the higher per-student spending of $18,317 at Paducah Tilghman High School for the 2018-2019 school year, which is above the state average, the school's academic performance does not appear to be commensurate with the level of resources invested. This raises questions about the effectiveness of the school's resource allocation and the potential need for a closer examination of how funds are being utilized to support student success.
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