School district · Kentucky
Nelson County
Nelson County in Kentucky: 13 public schools with 4,178 students and 15.1 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $15,226 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 13
- Students
- 4,178
- Students per teacher
- 15.1
- KY 15.3 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $15,226
- KY $14.6K · US $17.6K
Staff
Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.
- Teachers (FTE)
- 277
- Counselors (FTE)
- 18.0
- Students per counselor
- 232
- KY 320 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 12.0
- Librarians (FTE): 2.0
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on Kentucky's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
Kentucky: 48%38%proficient
+5.1 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 83% of school districts in Kentucky
Median 47% · 170 school districts compared
1,762 students tested, grades 3–8 · Kentucky Summative Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
Kentucky: 42%33%proficient
+4.7 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 76% of school districts in Kentucky
Median 41% · 170 school districts compared
1,763 students tested, grades 3–8 · Kentucky Summative Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Money
Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.
- Federal
- 16% · $12.4M
- State
- 35% · $27.2M
- Local
- 49% · $38.5M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $8,694
- Support services
- $5,440
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $2.8M
- Long-term debt
- $36.5M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nelson County Early Learning CenterFree meals for all | Pre-K | 150 | 39.5 | — | — |
Bloomfield Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 225 | 12.5 | 42% | 39% |
Boston SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 251 | 14.8 | 39% | 37% |
Coxs Creek Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 474 | 13.2 | 52% | 42% |
Foster Heights Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 588 | 13.7 | 35% | 38% |
The New Haven SchoolFree meals for all | K–8 | 162 | 10.8 | 31% | 25% |
Bloomfield Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 296 | 17.4 | 36% | 30% |
Old Kentucky Home Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 594 | 19.2 | 35% | 27% |
Heartland Youth VillageAlternativeMostly virtualFree meals for all | 6–12 | 15 | 7.5 | — | — |
Nelson County High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 756 | 16.2 | — | — |
The Up CenterCareer and technicalFree meals for all | 6–12 | 0 | — | — | — |
Thomas Nelson High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 629 | 19.4 | — | — |
The Academy at HorizonsAlternativeFree meals for all | K–12 | 38 | 4.8 | — | — |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Address
- 288 Wildcat Ln, Bardstown, KY 40004
- Phone
- (502)349-7000
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.