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Nelson County High School

1070 Bloomfield Rd, Bardstown, KY, 40004-9793

Tel: (502)349-7010

Grades: 9-12 | 1,458 students

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SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS:

Nelson County High School serves 1,458 students in grades 9-12.
The school's student:teacher ratio of 21:1 is higher than the KY state average of 15:1.
The school's 85% graduation rate is high than the KY state average of 79%.
Minority enrollment is 4% of the student body.
Nelson County High School is one of 4 public high schools within Bardstown, and operates within the Nelson County School District.

The nearest elementary school is Nelson Co Early Childhood Education Center (0.6 miles away), the nearest middle school is Old Kentucky Home Middle School (1.3 miles away), and the nearest high school is Nelson County Area Technology Center (0 miles away).

Source: 2011 NCES data, KY Dept. of Educ.	Nelson County High School
Grades Offered	Grades 9-12
Total Students	1,458 students

% Male / % Female	49% / 51%
Total Classroom Teachers	71 teachers

Students by Grade

	This School	(KY) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	21:1	15:1

	This School	(KY) School Average
% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	n/a	1%

% Hispanic	1%	4%

% Black	2%	11%

% White	96%	82%

Unknown	1%	2%


	This School	(KY) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch	28%	49%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch	9%	8%

School Statewide Performance	View Education Department Test Scores
School District Name	Nelson County School District
	This School's Agency	(KY) District Average
Number of Schools Managed	11	6
Number of Students Managed	4,830 students	2,353 students

District Total Revenue	$44,965,000	$23,834,000

District Expenditure	$47,229,000	$23,308,000

District Revenue / Student	$9,310	$10,129

District Expenditure / Student	$9,778	$9,906

District Graduation Rates	85%	79%

Nearby Schools:

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Nelson County High School
Grades: 9-12 | 0 mi. away

Nelson County Area Technology Center
Grades: 9-12 | 0 mi. away

Horizons Academy
Grades: 8-12 | 0 mi. away

Nelson Co Early Childhood Education Center
Grades: PK-PK | 0.6 mi. away

Old Kentucky Home Middle School
Grades: 6-8 | 1.3 mi. away

Bardstown Elementary School
Grades: 3-5 | 1.3 mi. away

View all schools in: Bardstown, Nelson County, Zip 40004

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