Bardstown Alternative School

Located at 1345 Templin Av, in Bardstown, Kentucky, Bardstown Alternative School is a rural-scale K-12 campus that teaches 31 students (grades K through 12), one of the schools within Bardstown Independent. Enrollment runs roughly 85% smaller than the state mean of about 202.

Across the 6 schools in Bardstown Independent (2,869 students total), Bardstown Alternative School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Bardstown Alternative School logs that the largest single group is White, at 58% of enrollment. The remainder comes out to 26% multiracial, 10% Black, 6% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 90% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 6.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.7:1, putting Bardstown Alternative School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 87% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Nelson County runs at roughly 53%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Nelson County indicate the typical household earns roughly $69,562 per year, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Bardstown Alternative School is one of 20 public schools in Nelson County (combined enrollment of about 7,047 students).

The closest other public school is Bardstown Elementary School, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area. Instruction is delivered virtually rather than at a physical campus, and enrollment crosses district lines.

Trend over the last 7 years. Bardstown Alternative School's enrollment has edged up 41% since 2018, when it stood at 22 (now 31). Over the same period, the White share declined from 68% to 58%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 22.0:1 in 2018 to 6.9:1 today.

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