Bullitt Alternative Center

Bullitt Alternative Center operates as a minimally staffed four-year high school in Shepherdsville, Kentucky, one of the schools within Bullitt County. Current enrollment sits at 34 students spanning grades 6 through 12. By comparison, Kentucky's public schools average about 558 students each, so Bullitt Alternative Center sits 94% smaller than that benchmark.

Bullitt Alternative Center is one of 24 schools operated by Bullitt County, a district that teaches 13,007 students overall.

Demographically, Bullitt Alternative Center lists that White students make up the majority at 71%. The remainder reads as 12% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, 6% Black, 3% Asian. By comparison, Bullitt County as a whole is about 91% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Bullitt Alternative Center reports 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 5.7:1. The state averages around 16.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 82% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Bullitt County (around 50%), the school's rate is north of typical.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Bullitt County) shows that median household income runs about $80,558, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Bullitt County runs 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,007 students), of which Bullitt Alternative Center is one.

The closest other public school is Bullitt Central High School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a residential site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Bullitt Alternative Center has increased 70%, going from 20 students in 2018 to 34 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 90% to 71%. Class-load math has rose: from 4.0:1 in 2018 to 5.7:1 in 2025.

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