Bourbon County Preschool Headstart

Located at 369 Bethlehem Road, in Paris, Kentucky, Bourbon County Preschool Headstart is a cozy K-5 school that teaches 198 students (grade pre-K), part of Bourbon County. By comparison, Kentucky's public schools average about 421 students each, so Bourbon County Preschool Headstart sits 53% below that benchmark.

Bourbon County Preschool Headstart is one of 6 schools operated by Bourbon County, a district that enrolls 2,557 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Bourbon County Preschool Headstart lists that White students make up the majority at 68%. The remainder comes out to 21% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 3% Black. By comparison, Bourbon County as a whole is about 85% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Bourbon County Preschool Headstart shows 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 22.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.4:1, putting Bourbon County Preschool Headstart higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 77% of students at Bourbon County Preschool Headstart qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Bourbon County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, census data for Bourbon County shows the typical household earns roughly $61,354 per year, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Bourbon County Preschool Headstart is one of 10 public schools in Bourbon County (combined enrollment of about 3,416 students).

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

Bourbon County Preschool Headstart operates from a town-based location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 20%: 248 students in 2018 compared to 198 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 27.6:1 in 2018 to 22.0:1 today.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.