📊 Data: NCES CCD 2024–2025·🔄 Updated: August 2026·Editorial standards
📍 Paducah, KY · McCracken County

Paducah Independent School District

Grades Pre-K – 12th · 3,119 students · 7 schools

5
out of 10 Rating Average
State reading & math proficiency · 48th percentile among Kentucky districts. Ranked within Kentucky only — not comparable across states.
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Paducah Independent School District
📍 Paducah, KY · McCracken County · NCES LEAID 2104650
5/10
Rating
3,119
Students
7
Schools
Pre-K – 12th
Grade Span

District Contact & Information

Source: NCES CCD 2024–25
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Grades Served
Pre-K – 12th
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District Phone
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District Website
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District Mailing Address
500 South 25th Street, Paducah, KY 42003
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Enrollment
3,119 students
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Schools
7
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NCES District ID (LEAID)
2104650
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District Type
Public School District

Schools in Paducah Independent School District

7 schools listed
SchoolLevelGradesStudentsCity
Clark Elementary SchoolElementaryKindergarten – 5th615Paducah
McNabb Elementary SchoolElementaryKindergarten – 5th334Paducah
Morgan Elementary SchoolElementaryKindergarten – 5th369Paducah
Paducah Head Start PreschoolElementaryPre-K251Paducah
Paducah Middle SchoolMiddle6th – 8th632Paducah
Paducah Tilghman High SchoolHigh9th – 12th860Paducah
Choices Educational CenterOtherKindergarten – 12th42Paducah

Frequently Asked Questions

What zip codes are in Paducah Independent School District?
Paducah Independent School District is a city district whose boundary does not contain the centre point of any zip code area, so we cannot list its zip codes from the national boundary data we use. Zip codes and district boundaries do not line up exactly in any case — confirm your address with the district office before relying on an assignment.
How is Paducah Independent School District rated?
Paducah Independent School District has an overall rating of 5 out of 10 (Average), based on the share of students proficient in reading and math on state assessments (NCES EDFacts). That places it in the 48th percentile among Kentucky school districts. Ratings are percentile-ranked within Kentucky only and are not comparable across states.
How many students attend Paducah Independent School District?
The NCES Common Core of Data directory reports enrollment of 3,119 students across 7 schools for Paducah Independent School District.
What grades does Paducah Independent School District serve?
Paducah Independent School District is listed in the NCES directory as serving grades Pre-K – 12th.
What schools are in Paducah Independent School District?
NCES lists 7 schools operating under Paducah Independent School District: 4 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 1 other or combined. Each school's grade span, enrollment and city are listed on this page. Attendance zones are set by the district and a school on this list is not necessarily the one your address is assigned to.
How do I contact Paducah Independent School District?
You can reach Paducah Independent School District by phone at (270)444-5600 or online at www.paducah.kyschools.us or by mail at 500 South 25th Street, Paducah, KY 42003. Contact details come from the NCES district directory and are the best way to confirm which school your address is assigned to.

About Paducah Independent School District

Paducah Independent School District is a public school district in Kentucky, in McCracken County. It carries an overall rating of 5/10 (Average), the 48th percentile among Kentucky districts. That rating reflects the share of students proficient in reading and math on state assessments (NCES EDFacts, 2021–22 for most districts with a 2017–18 fallback for the rest) and is ranked only against other Kentucky districts — scores are not comparable between states. Directory details on this page come from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.

Schools in this district

NCES lists 7 schools operating under Paducah Independent School District — 4 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high and 1 other or combined. The largest by enrollment is Paducah Tilghman High School with 860 students. School-level enrollment comes from the NCES Common Core of Data school directory; a school with no reported enrollment is shown with a dash rather than a zero.

Checking your own address

District boundaries are address-specific and do not follow zip code lines exactly — a single zip code can be split between two or more districts. Use the zip codes listed above as a starting point, then confirm your assignment with the district office at (270)444-5600 before making a housing decision.

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