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Choices Educational Center

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Alternative School · Paducah, KY

Choices Educational Center is a alternative school school in Paducah, Kentucky, serving grades KG–12 with 42 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 10:1.

Level
Other
Grades
KG – 12
Enrollment
42
Teachers (FTE)
4.2
Student–Teacher Ratio
10:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Black or African American 30 71%
White 6 14%
Two or more races 5 12%
Hispanic/Latino 1 2%
Total enrollment 42 26M / 16F

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency S 31.2% 1
Reading Proficiency S 42.5% 1
Science Proficiency S 1
4-Year Graduation Rate <=20%

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
-0.94 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

AP Courses
None offered
Gifted & Talented
Program offered
1 students enrolled
SAT/ACT Takers
0
students tested · SY 2021–22
Out-of-School Suspensions
12
28.6% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
129
307.1% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 42 100%

Contact & Location

800 Caldwell St

Paducah, KY 42003

Phone: (270)444-5790

District

Paducah Independent

Per-pupil expenditure: $23,796

District enrollment: 3,119

NCES ID

210465002364

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD