Nelson County High School
1070 Bloomfield Rd
Bardstown KY, 40004, Nelson County
Phone: 502-349-7010
Ranking: 
(164 out of 223, bottom 26%)*
(164 out of 223, bottom 26%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Nelson County School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 43 | 50 | 70 | 71 | 56 | 78 | 83 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 858 | 967 | 1,431 | 1,458 | 1,494 | 1,574 | 1,691 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 218 | 25.4% | 225 | 23.3% | 372 | 26.0% | 414 | 28.4% | 425 | 28.4% | 404 | 25.7% | 479 | 28.3% |
| Grade 10: | 239 | 27.9% | 199 | 20.6% | 400 | 28.0% | 373 | 25.6% | 316 | 21.2% | 449 | 28.5% | 427 | 25.3% |
| Grade 11: | 195 | 22.7% | 214 | 22.1% | 348 | 24.3% | 314 | 21.5% | 382 | 25.6% | 347 | 22.0% | 459 | 27.1% |
| Grade 12: | 204 | 23.8% | 326 | 33.7% | 306 | 21.4% | 349 | 23.9% | 367 | 24.6% | 370 | 23.5% | 326 | 19.3% |
| Ungraded: | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.3% | 8 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.3% | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 446 | 52.0% | 476 | 49.2% | 710 | 49.6% | 714 | 49.0% | 719 | 48.1% | 775 | 49.2% | 816 | 48.3% |
| Female: | 412 | 48.0% | 491 | 50.8% | 721 | 50.4% | 744 | 51.0% | 758 | 50.7% | 786 | 49.9% | 870 | 51.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 7 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.3% | 8 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.4% | 7 | 0.5% | 7 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.3% |
| Hispanic: | 24 | 2.8% | 21 | 2.2% | 29 | 2.0% | 16 | 1.1% | 11 | 0.7% | 9 | 0.6% | 7 | 0.4% |
| Black: | 19 | 2.2% | 17 | 1.8% | 18 | 1.3% | 30 | 2.1% | 36 | 2.4% | 33 | 2.1% | 38 | 2.2% |
| White: | 799 | 93.1% | 914 | 94.5% | 1,366 | 95.5% | 1,401 | 96.1% | 1,431 | 95.8% | 1,520 | 96.6% | 1,639 | 96.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 8 | 0.9% | 11 | 1.1% | 8 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 278 | 32.4% | 326 | 33.7% | 485 | 33.9% | 410 | 28.1% | 394 | 26.4% | 398 | 25.3% | 452 | 26.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 73 | 8.5% | 85 | 8.8% | 111 | 7.8% | 136 | 9.3% | 162 | 10.8% | 116 | 7.4% | 145 | 8.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.82 | 19.31 | 20.36 | 20.56 | 26.63 | 20.20 | 20.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| K-PREP | ||||||
| 2012 | Language Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 52.7% | 50.7% |
| 2013 | Language Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 62.9% | 51.4% |
| 2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 31.1% | 30% | 42.3% |
| 2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 27.8% | 28.4% | 35.6% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 33.9% | 31.5% | 45.6% |
| 2013 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 60.1% | 61.7% |
| K-PREP EOC | ||||||
| 2012 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 10.7% | 9.1% | 40% |
| 2013 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 27.1% | 28.8% | 36.0% |
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 29.2% | 27.8% | 30.3% |
| 2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 38.6% | 38.8% | 36.3% |
| 2012 | English II | End of course | % met std | 53.5% | 50.6% | 52.2% |
| 2013 | English II | End of course | % met std | 50.5% | 57.5% | 55.8% |
| 2012 | U.S. History | End of course | % met std | 45.9% | 42.7% | 39.5% |
| 2013 | U.S. History | End of course | % met std | 41.6% | 44.7% | 51.3% |
| KCCT | ||||||
| 2007 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 29.62% | 29.62% | 39.3% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 27.46% | 27.46% | 38.53% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 40.24% | 40.12% | 41.19% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 33.04% | 33.04% | 40.28% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 49.69% | 49.69% | 45.98% |
| 2007 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 58.71% | 58.71% | 60.15% |
| 2008 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 59.65% | 59.65% | 60.01% |
| 2009 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 53.52% | 53.52% | 61.84% |
| 2010 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 59.82% | 59.82% | 61.31% |
| 2011 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 65.45% | 65.45% | 65.91% |
| 2007 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 34.78% | 34.78% | 41.65% |
| 2008 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 39.04% | 39.04% | 41.28% |
| 2009 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 39.34% | 39.22% | 41.22% |
| 2010 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 35.04% | 35.04% | 41.14% |
| 2011 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 43.56% | 43.56% | 41.37% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 44.02% | 44.02% | 43.74% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 29.47% | 29.47% | 38.42% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 37.84% | 37.72% | 40.68% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 33.48% | 33.48% | 39.86% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 30.06% | 30.06% | 41.49% |
| 2007 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 16.09% | 16.09% | 19.79% |
| 2008 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 14.16% | 14.16% | 29.73% |
| 2009 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 19.9% | 19.9% | 34.97% |
| 2010 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 19.45% | 19.45% | 35.94% |
| 2011 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 25.07% | 25.07% | 40.89% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 29.8% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 70.2% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 12.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 31.0% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 69.0% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $42,818.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $34,288.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $46,642.0 |
* Nelson County High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.