Nelson County
A public school district in Bardstown, Kentucky, with 13 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 4,227
- Students enrolled
- 277
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 665
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $14,451
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 4,227 in 2024–25
- Ranks 2,294th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 33rd of 175 in Kentucky. Larger than 87% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $14,451 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 39% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Nelson County spent $14,451 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $6,469 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $14,451 | $65.2 million | 4,511 |
| FY2022 | $12,705 | $57.5 million | 4,524 |
| FY2021 | $11,755 | $52.9 million | 4,498 |
| FY2020 | $10,652 | $50.4 million | 4,734 |
| FY2019 | $10,324 | $47.8 million | 4,630 |
| FY2018 | $10,718 | $49.1 million | 4,585 |
| FY2017 | $9,190 | $43.2 million | 4,703 |
| FY2016 | $8,902 | $42.3 million | 4,757 |
| FY2015 | $8,903 | $41.9 million | 4,705 |
| FY2014 | $8,549 | $40.5 million | 4,743 |
| FY2013 | $8,514 | $40.5 million | 4,752 |
| FY2012 | $8,525 | $40.6 million | 4,757 |
| FY2011 | $8,824 | $42.5 million | 4,816 |
| FY2010 | $8,354 | $40.5 million | 4,843 |
| FY2009 | $7,948 | $38.4 million | 4,830 |
| FY2008 | $8,007 | $39.6 million | 4,941 |
| FY2007 | $7,582 | $35.8 million | 4,726 |
| FY2006 | $6,885 | $33.6 million | 4,885 |
| FY2005 | $6,469 | $31.3 million | 4,837 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $9.2 million | 10.9% |
| State | $41.2 million | 48.8% |
| Local | $34.1 million | 40.4% |
| Total | $84.5 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
13 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not applicable
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 2104410
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Kentucky — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Kentucky — A to Z, each with its page.
- Kentucky on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved