District profile / Kentucky

Nelson County

Bardstown, Kentucky · Public school district · #33 of 137 Kentucky districts by enrollment

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4,227

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$11,755

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Kentucky median

15.3

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Kentucky median 15.4

Nelson County is a public school district based in Bardstown, Kentucky, serving 4,227 students in 13 schools. By enrollment it ranks #33 of the 137 Kentucky districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 76% of them. Its schools average 325 students each, fewer than the Kentucky median of 387. It spends about $11,755 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 15.3 students per teacher.

How Nelson County compares

Nelson CountyKentucky median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$11,755

Kentucky median $11,572 · about the same · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$6,656

Kentucky median $6,885 · about the same · FY2020-21

Students per school325

Kentucky median 387 · 16% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher15.3

Kentucky median 15.4 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor235

Kentucky median 352 · 33% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$61.6 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 12%State 45%Local 44%

Measure	Nelson County	Kentucky median	Year
Current spending per student	$11,755	$11,572	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$6,656	$6,885	FY2020-21
Total spending	$57.0 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$61.6 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	277	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	665	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	15.3	15.4	2024-25
Students per counselor	235	352	2024-25

Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Kentucky median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.

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Peer districts in Kentucky

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
Muhlenberg CountyPowderly	4,410	10	$11,599	14.9	#30
Marshall CountyBenton	4,302	12	$11,008	15.4	#31
Whitley CountyWilliamsburg	4,234	11	$11,595	14.9	#32
Nelson CountyBardstown · this district	4,227	13	$11,755	15.3	#33
Woodford CountyVersailles	4,064	8	$11,659	16.0	#34

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Hutchinson Public SchoolsHutchinson, KS	4,230	$14,131	14.1
Belton 124Belton, MO	4,230	$10,119	13.8
HopkintonHopkinton, MA	4,227	$17,108	14.1
Oregon Trail School District 46Sandy, OR	4,222	$11,331	20.4

Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.

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