📍 130 Wilson Creek Rd, Boston, Nelson County, 40107
Boston School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Boston, Nelson County. The school has 361 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Nelson County school district. It serves grades K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. 48% of students are proficient in reading. 33% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Boston School enrolls 361 students across grades K–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 25 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% White, 3% Hispanic or Latino and 3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 338 | 94% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 | 3% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 3% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
160 of the school's 361 students (44%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 158 qualify for free lunch and 2 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Boston School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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 14, state house district 50.
Boston School is one of 12 schools in Nelson County, based in Bardstown, Kentucky. The district serves 4,227 students district-wide and employs 271 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 361 students, Boston School is close to the district average of about 352 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant