📍 10665 Hwy 44 W, West Point, Bullitt County, 40177
Nichols Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in West Point, Bullitt County. The school has 106 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Bullitt County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 10.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.1:1. 35% of students are proficient in reading. 15% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Nichols Elementary enrolls 106 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 10.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% White, 6.6% Two or more races and 4.7% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 92 | 87% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 6.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 | 4.7% |
| Black or African American | 2 | 1.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
66 of the school's 106 students (62%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 63 qualify for free lunch and 3 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Nichols Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KY-20, state senate district 38, state house district 26.
Nichols Elementary is one of 25 schools in Bullitt County, based in Shepherdsville, Kentucky. The district serves 13,007 students district-wide and employs 742 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 106 students, Nichols Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 520 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe