Regular local school district · Nelson County
Nelson County Public Schools, KY: schools, enrollment and spending
Nelson County Public Schools runs 13 public schools with 4,227 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 15.3 students per teacher is about the same as the Kentucky figure of 15.6.Listed in NCES data as "Nelson County".
At a glance
- Schools
- 13
- Students
- 4,227
- Teachers (FTE)
- 277
- Students per teacher
- 15.3
- KY: 15.6 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 288 Wildcat Ln, Bardstown, KY 40004
- Phone
- (502)349-7000
- County
- Nelson County
- Locale
- Town: Distant
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 2104410
- State district ID
- KY-090451000
- Total staff (FTE)
- 665
- School counselors (FTE)
- 18.0About 235 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 30.0
Students per teacher compared
This district15.3
Kentucky15.6
United States15.3
2020 finance data
From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (4,498), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $61.6 million
- Federal revenue
- $7.1 million
- State revenue
- $27.7 million
- Local revenue
- $26.8 million
- Total spending
- $57.0 million
- Spending per pupil
- $12,662
- Salaries
- $27.9 million49.0% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $46.2 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 11.6%
- State: 44.9%
- Local: 43.5%
Kentucky overall
- Federal: 15.8%
- State: 50.5%
- Local: 33.7%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$12,662
Kentucky$13,951
United States$16,826
Schools in Nelson County Public Schools
By level: 4 high, 2 middle, 5 elementary, 1 prekindergarten, 1 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Bloomfield Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 225 | 12.5 |
| Bloomfield Middle SchoolCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 296 | 17.4 |
| Boston SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 8 | 251 | 14.8 |
| Coxs Creek Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 474 | 13.2 |
| Foster Heights Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 588 | 13.7 |
| Heartland Youth VillageCEP school | High | 6 to 12 | 15 | 7.5 |
| Nelson County Early Learning CenterCEP school | Prekindergarten | PK | 150 | 50.0 |
| Nelson County High SchoolCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 756 | 16.4 |
| Old Kentucky Home Middle SchoolCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 594 | 19.2 |
| The Academy at HorizonsCEP school | Other | K to 12 | 38 | 4.8 |
| The New Haven SchoolCEP school | Elementary | K to 8 | 162 | 10.8 |
| The Up CenterCEP school | High | 6 to 12 | 0 | |
| Thomas Nelson High SchoolCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 629 | 19.7 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Nelson County
- Bardstown Independent School District 2,869 students
More in Kentucky
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.