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Thomas Nelson High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
150 Generals Blvd
Bardstown, KY 40004
Phone
(502) 349-4650
District
Nelson County
County
NELSON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
669
Classroom Teachers
32

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Kentucky

6

(10 is best)

Better than 53.3% of all KY schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Better than 52.4% of all U.S. schools.


Thomas Nelson High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 10

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
41%
40%
47%
45%
35%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
21
17
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 174 26.0%
Grade 10 185 27.7%
Grade 11 164 24.5%
Grade 12 146 21.8%
Total 669 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 94.6% 94.3% 76.7%
Black 1.5% 1.2% 11.5%
Hispanic 3.3% 4.0% 9.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.6% 0.5% 2.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.0% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 38.1% 43.6% 57.3%
Free lunch eligible 36.0% 41.7% 54.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.1% 2.0% 3.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 33,539 4,512,310
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 82.9 114
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.2% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.0% 19.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD 29.8% 32.2%
45-64 YEARS OLD 28.5% 25.9%
65 OR OLDER 16.5% 16.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 12,974 1,769,102
Single Parent Households With Children 6.6% 8.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 93.9% 88.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 22.5% 26.5%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 12.8% 12.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 21.1% 15.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 16.0% 12.8%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.4% 17.4%
$30,000 - $49,999 15.5% 16.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 11.2% 13.6%
$15,000 or less 4.9% 11.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,636 $29,937,000 52.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $525 $2,369,000 4.2%
Staff $641 $2,890,000 5.1%
General Administration $314 $1,418,000 2.5%
School Administration $1,006 $4,537,000 8.0%
Operation $943 $4,252,000 7.5%
Transportation $505 $2,280,000 4.0%
Other $373 $1,681,000 3.0%
Total Support $4,307 $19,427,000 34.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,682 $7,588,000 13.3%
Total Expenditures $12,625 $56,952,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,206 $4,756,220,000 51.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $653 $431,000,000 4.7%
Staff $636 $419,649,000 4.6%
General Administration $271 $178,736,000 1.9%
School Administration $732 $482,815,000 5.3%
Operation $986 $650,768,000 7.1%
Transportation $576 $380,254,000 4.1%
Other $356 $235,292,000 2.6%
Total Support $4,210 $2,778,514,000 30.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,506 $1,654,224,000 18.0%
Total Expenditures $13,922 $9,188,958,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%