Grades PreK-8 110 students 7.7 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Private schools in Hopkinsville, KY
3 schools in Hopkinsville itself.
Hopkinsville private schools at a glance
Hopkinsville has 3 private schools of its own. They are Sts Peter & Paul School, Heritage Christian Academy and University Heights Academy. In Hopkinsville itself: 1 Catholic, 1 other Christian and 1 nonsectarian; 3 teach elementary grades and 2 teach high school. All of them are co-ed. The typical school has about 388 students and 12.4 per teacher (2023-24 federal survey).
1 Catholic
12.4 students per teacher, typical
2 in a school association
Private schools in Hopkinsville (3)
Schools that give Hopkinsville as their address come first. Closest schools first. No school can pay to change its place in this list or its badge.
Affiliation, co-ed or single-sex, association membership and the share of graduates going on to a 4-year college come from the 2023-24 federal Private School Universe survey.
No school in Hopkinsville matches all of those.
Grades PreK-12 495 students 12.4 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed 60% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-12 388 students 13 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed 90% to 4-year college
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Questions parents ask
How many private schools are there in Hopkinsville?
3 private schools give Hopkinsville as their address: Sts Peter & Paul School, Heritage Christian Academy and University Heights Academy. Together they enrolled about 993 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest in Hopkinsville is Heritage Christian Academy with 495 students.
Does Kentucky pay for private school?
No Kentucky program pays private school tuition. The Kentucky Supreme Court struck down the Education Opportunity Account tax credit in December 2022, and in November 2024 voters rejected Amendment 2, which would have allowed state money for nonpublic education.