📍 1070 Bloomfield Rd, Bardstown, Nelson County, 40004
Nelson County High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Bardstown, Nelson County. The school has 784 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Nelson County school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.2:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 94%. The school offers 7 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Nelson County High School enrolls 784 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 37 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% White, 3.2% Hispanic or Latino and 2.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 719 | 92% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 25 | 3.2% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 2.2% |
| Black or African American | 16 | 2% |
| Asian | 7 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
333 of the school's 784 students (42%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 315 qualify for free lunch and 18 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Nelson County High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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-40, state senate district 14, state house district 50.
Nelson County High 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 784 students, Nelson County High School is larger than the district average of about 352 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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