Looking to produce the future leaders of Christian, Trigg and Todd counties, and beyond, officials with the Christian County Public School system put forth a considerable school consolidation update Monday afternoon for the South Western Kentucky Economic Development Council, addressing pillars of city and county business about hopes and expectations for the coming campus.
Located on 87 1/8 acres near Fort Campbell Boulevard and Lovers Lane, District Technology
Coordinator Dr. Jason Wilson once again confirmed:
***The four-academy wing will hold 2,365 students.
***All of the non-academy space combined will hold another 514 students.
***The school’s district facilities plan approves for a population of 2,500 students.
***The current Hopkinsville High School enrollment is 940, and it’s 1,190 at Christian County High School.
***And the school’s capacity was calculated by using a 1 teacher per 30 students model for general classroom space, and observes required CTE teacher-student ratios and required special education teacher-student ratios provided by the Kentucky Department of Education.
This is in spite of a reduction in square footage from the original design — one that was admittedly overpriced and out of reach — and the reallocation of rules under recently-passed House Bill 678.
Assistant Superintendent Jessica Addison said that in several discussions with students over the last two years of this process, high schoolers have shared their desires to connect with classes that bring them closer to career choices of their interest.
That’s only been further exacerbated with the Gateway Academy, in which she noted both buildings are “full,” and that with more than 1,400 Hopkinsville and County students attending work-ready, some students have been placed on academic waiting lists.
When the school opens in Fall 2026, freshman will enter a hyper-focused wing and continue on an initial pathway course from an eighth-grade assessment. The other three wings: agriculture and transportation, engineering/manufacturing/business, and community health and services.
Addison further detailed that teachers in these wings will be able to administer applied learning principles, and that students will have opportunities to shift and mold their pathways as they see fit — especially if certain choices aren’t working well.
A member of the CCPS Superintendent Student Advisory Council and representative of the Christian County Public Schools Board of Education, Hopkinsville High School’s Kylie Batts is at the health & science path through the Gateway Academy.
And she feels ready for the next step.
Fellow classmate and footballer Devin Coleman, part of the newly-introduced teaching & learning trail, added he’s been able to pursue his passion.
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