Paducah Tilghman High School

Summary:

Paducah Tilghman High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 878 students in Paducah, Kentucky, which is part of the Paducah Independent School District.

The school has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking, ranging from 80th to 199th out of Kentucky high schools, and its SchoolDigger rating has varied between 2 to 4 stars. While white and multi-racial students perform relatively well, ranking in the top 50 and top 10 in Kentucky, respectively, African American, Hispanic, and low socioeconomic status students perform poorly, ranking in the bottom quartile of Kentucky high schools. Paducah Tilghman High School's test scores are generally below the state and district averages, with proficiency rates in ACT English, Math, and Reading at 32%, 20%, and 35%, respectively, compared to the state averages of 44%, 30%, and 42%. The school's four-year graduation rate for the 2023-2024 school year was 87.7%, slightly below the state average, and it has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 59.14% to 63.78% over the past few years.

When compared to nearby schools, Marshall County High School generally performs better than Paducah Tilghman High School, with significantly higher proficiency rates in ACT English (55%), Math (30%), and Reading (48%) in 2023-2024. Paducah Tilghman High School's spending per student has fluctuated, ranging from $18,317 in 2018-2019 to $27,147 in 2017-2018, which is higher than the state average, and its student-teacher ratio has ranged from 14.1 to 16.1 over the past few years, lower than the nearby MC Academy (18.6) and McCracken County High School (18.7).


Detail:

Public 9-12

 2400 Washington St
       Paducah, KY  42003


(270) 444-5650

District: Paducah Independent

SchoolDigger Rank:
199th of 290 Kentucky High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $32,276 Help


Feeder schools for Paducah Tilghman High School:

Elementary:    Clark Elementary School
    McNabb Elementary School
    Morgan Elementary School
Middle:    Paducah Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  15.1 Help
Number of students:  878

Racial breakdown:

White:
41.9%
African American:
38.3%
Two or more races:
11.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  63.8% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Paducah Tilghman High School ranks worse than 68.6% of high schools in Kentucky. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 31.71. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Paducah Tilghman High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Paducah Tilghman High School is $32,276.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Paducah Tilghman High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Paducah Tilghman High School 199th of 290 Kentucky public high schools. (See Paducah Tilghman High School in the ranking list.)

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Paducah Independent:

SchoolDigger ranks Paducah Independent 94th of 159 Kentucky school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Paducah Tilghman High School

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Rank History for all students at Paducah Tilghman High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 56.62 74th 217 65.9%
2008 62.36 56th 217 74.2%
2009 49.92 100th 217 53.9%
2010 36.79 155th 223 30.5%
2011 36.32 149th 226 34.1%
2012 53.68 92nd 229 59.8%
2013 56.37 118th 291 59.5%
2014 62.00 98th 290 66.2%
2015 55.36 138th 295 53.2%
2016 53.78 135th 288 53.1%
2017 62.31 107th 287 62.7%
2018 53.19 116th 271 57.2%
2019 42.09 165th 285 42.1%
2021 51.03 104th 267 61.0%
2022 62.61 80th 271 70.5%
2023 46.33 146th 276 47.1%
2024 31.71 199th 290 31.4%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Paducah Tilghman High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.64 31st 42 26.2%
2021 56.32 21st 49 57.1%
2022 75.11 10th 77 87.0%
2023 62.32 23rd 76 69.7%
2024 19.09 77th 87 11.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Paducah Tilghman High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 39.47 149th 226 34.1%
2023 46.09 70th 162 56.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Paducah Tilghman High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.44 131st 232 43.5%
2019 30.21 191st 254 24.8%
2021 56.63 71st 234 69.7%
2022 50.62 115th 266 56.8%
2023 36.29 180th 272 33.8%
2024 14.12 242nd 274 11.7%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Paducah Tilghman High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 60.83 9th 32 71.9%
2024 64.06 11th 30 63.3%
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Rank History for Female students at Paducah Tilghman High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.03 96th 234 59.0%
2019 40.21 166th 249 33.3%
2021 61.55 65th 236 72.5%
2022 60.54 81st 252 67.9%
2023 29.63 195th 253 22.9%
2024 31.25 186th 261 28.7%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Paducah Tilghman High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.26 87th 166 47.6%
2022 52.95 50th 153 67.3%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Paducah Tilghman High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 43.36 71st 102 30.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Paducah Tilghman High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.34 138th 237 41.8%
2019 43.47 153rd 251 39.0%
2021 39.21 129th 238 45.8%
2022 63.33 67th 257 73.9%
2023 58.62 84th 259 67.6%
2024 28.92 190th 262 27.5%
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Rank History for African American students at Paducah Tilghman High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.69 47th 94 50.0%
2019 38.65 51st 89 42.7%
2021 62.55 17th 78 78.2%
2022 35.11 57th 89 36.0%
2023 33.37 55th 83 33.7%
2024 22.21 76th 93 18.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Paducah Tilghman High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 81.18 12th 88 86.4%
2022 73.50 21st 114 81.6%
2023 18.79 102nd 116 12.1%
2024 35.31 84th 124 32.3%
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Rank History for White students at Paducah Tilghman High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 81.21 28th 198 85.9%
2019 74.90 39th 219 82.2%
2021 71.53 34th 203 83.3%
2022 87.14 21st 260 91.9%
2023 77.71 35th 264 86.7%
2024 75.61 42nd 273 84.6%
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Data source: test scores: Kentucky Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Paducah Tilghman High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 632 430 3 3 1 n/a n/a 0 1069
1989 580 435 7 2 0 n/a n/a 0 1024
1990 506 417 3 2 0 n/a n/a 0 928
1991 526 416 7 0 0 n/a n/a 0 949
1992 517 391 1 8 0 n/a n/a 0 917
1993 526 388 2 4 0 n/a n/a 0 920
1994 523 400 5 0 0 n/a n/a 0 928
1995 475 424 3 2 0 n/a n/a 0 904
1996 475 424 3 2 0 n/a n/a 0 904
1997 473 415 3 3 0 n/a n/a 0 894
1998 495 398 4 5 0 n/a n/a 3 905
1999 461 393 8 10 0 n/a n/a 4 876
2000 419 376 14 8 0 n/a n/a 3 820
2001 435 365 13 8 0 n/a n/a 2 823
2002 401 394 10 9 3 n/a n/a 0 817
2003 401 394 10 9 3 n/a n/a 0 817
2004 401 358 6 7 6 n/a n/a 0 778
2005 389 355 8 10 0 n/a n/a 0 762
2006 390 379 10 11 1 n/a n/a 0 791
2007 363 395 14 13 1 n/a n/a 21 807
2008 335 417 16 24 2 n/a n/a 26 820
2009 339 430 17 29 1 n/a n/a 30 846
2010 316 404 16 39 1 n/a n/a 46 822
2011 291 381 14 32 0 1 47 0 766
2012 324 369 13 31 0 1 61 0 799
2013 350 342 10 40 2 1 66 0 811
2014 343 331 11 49 0 1 79 0 814
2015 345 336 13 41 0 0 65 0 800
2016 359 337 12 41 0 0 67 0 816
2017 360 343 11 46 1 0 61 0 822
2018 356 336 10 44 0 0 58 0 804
2019 341 331 7 52 0 0 61 0 792
2020 382 324 7 59 0 0 82 0 854
2021 385 304 6 57 1 0 89 0 842
2022 372 347 6 60 2 0 92 0 879
2023 368 336 5 61 4 0 104 0 878

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Paducah Tilghman High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1069 70.1 15.2 n/a
1989 1024 70.1 14.6 n/a
1990 928 69.7 13.3 n/a
1991 949 69.3 13.6 n/a
1992 917 70.4 13.0 n/a
1993 920 68.4 13.5 n/a
1994 928 64.0 14.5 n/a
1995 904 61.3 14.7 n/a
1996 904 61.3 14.7 n/a
1997 894 58.8 15.2 47.9
1998 905 53.4 16.9 32.5
1999 876 51.5 17.0 37.3
2000 820 48.0 17.1 45.2
2001 823 45.0 18.3 42.8
2002 817 41.8 19.5 0
2003 817 41.8 19.5 0
2004 778 45.8 17.0 n/a
2005 762 47.7 16.0 n/a
2006 791 46.7 16.9 46.3
2007 807 48.0 16.8 47.5
2008 820 47.7 17.2 47.5
2009 846 47.5 17.8 66.3
2010 822 40.5 20.3 69.5
2011 766 46.4 16.5 65
2012 799 49.2 16.2 72
2013 811 50.9 15.9 58.9
2014 814 47.7 17.0 59.6
2015 800 49.0 16.3 67
2016 816 50.0 16.3 68.3
2017 822 47.8 17.1 69.1
2018 804 51.3 15.6 65.9
2019 792 48.7 16.2 70.6
2020 854 50.7 16.8 66.7
2021 842 52.2 16.1 59.1
2022 879 62.3 14.1 63.4
2023 878 58.0 15.1 63.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Paducah Tilghman High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1069 70.1 15.2 n/a
1989 1024 70.1 14.6 n/a
1990 928 69.7 13.3 n/a
1991 949 69.3 13.6 n/a
1992 917 70.4 13.0 n/a
1993 920 68.4 13.5 n/a
1994 928 64.0 14.5 n/a
1995 904 61.3 14.7 n/a
1996 904 61.3 14.7 n/a
1997 894 58.8 15.2 47.9
1998 905 53.4 16.9 32.5
1999 876 51.5 17.0 37.3
2000 820 48.0 17.1 45.2
2001 823 45.0 18.3 42.8
2002 817 41.8 19.5 0
2003 817 41.8 19.5 0
2004 778 45.8 17.0 n/a
2005 762 47.7 16.0 n/a
2006 791 46.7 16.9 46.3
2007 807 48.0 16.8 47.5
2008 820 47.7 17.2 47.5
2009 846 47.5 17.8 66.3
2010 822 40.5 20.3 69.5
2011 766 46.4 16.5 65
2012 799 49.2 16.2 72
2013 811 50.9 15.9 58.9
2014 814 47.7 17.0 59.6
2015 800 49.0 16.3 67
2016 816 50.0 16.3 68.3
2017 822 47.8 17.1 69.1
2018 804 51.3 15.6 65.9
2019 792 48.7 16.2 70.6
2020 854 50.7 16.8 66.7
2021 842 52.2 16.1 59.1
2022 879 62.3 14.1 63.4
2023 878 58.0 15.1 63.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Paducah Tilghman High School

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YearPersonnel Expenditures from Federal FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from Federal FundsTotal Expenditures from Federal FundsPersonnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2018 $1,814 (6.7%) $45 (0.2%) $2,521 (9.3%) $17,995 (66.3%) $36 (0.1%) $21,877 (80.6%) $27,147
2019 $868 (4.7%) $147 (0.8%) $1,068 (5.8%) $10,881 (59.4%) $2,763 (15.1%) $13,646 (74.5%) $18,317
2020 $819 (3.9%) $188 (0.9%) $1,007 (4.8%) $10,811 (52.0%) $2,728 (13.1%) $13,417 (64.5%) $20,789
2021 $951 (5.0%) $1,266 (6.7%) $1,883 (9.9%) $10,588 (55.7%) $2,962 (15.6%) $14,306 (75.2%) $19,015
2022 $1,837 (5.7%) $1,838 (5.7%) $3,368 (10.4%) $20,311 (62.9%) $5,164 (16.0%) $25,742 (79.8%) $32,276

Data source: Kentucky Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Paducah Tilghman High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 165th of 285 High schoolsRanks 146th of 276 High schools
 5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade English (Paducah Tilghman High School)39.344
 4.7%
   11th Grade English (Paducah Independent)39.343
 3.7%
   11th Grade English (Kentucky)49.147
 2.1%
11th Grade Mathematics (Paducah Tilghman High School)30.933
 2.1%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Paducah Independent)30.932
 1.1%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Kentucky)36.433
 3.4%
11th Grade Reading (Paducah Tilghman High School)39.946
 6.1%
   11th Grade Reading (Paducah Independent)39.945
 5.1%
   11th Grade Reading (Kentucky)4644
 2%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students792878
 10.9%
African American331336
 1.5%
American Indian04
Asian75
 28.6%
Hispanic5261
 17.3%
Pacific Islander00
White341368
 7.9%
Two or More Races61104
 70.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients70.6%63.8%
 6.8%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Paducah Tilghman High School

Paducah Tilghman High School ranks 199th of 290 Kentucky high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Paducah Tilghman High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Clark Elementary School
Elementary : McNabb Elementary School
Elementary : Morgan Elementary School
Middle : Paducah Middle School

Students at Paducah Tilghman High School are 42% White, 38% African American, 12% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic.

In the 2022-23 school year, 878 students attended Paducah Tilghman High School.


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