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Enrollment
1,293
High
DISTRICT 836 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BULLITT COUNTY·NCES 210075000145
Bullitt Central High School
1330 Hwy 44 E, Shepherdsville, KY 40165 · (502) 869-6000 · Bullitt County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,293 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 7% of Kentucky public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kentucky public high schools
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
81 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
740 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 63%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 309 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 336 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 338 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 307 | 24% |
| Ungraded | 3 | 0% |
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 47% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
31.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
26.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kentucky schools, those numbers are about 48 and 43.
Source: KSA (K-PREP). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of KY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
25.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.8%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 44% typical for Kentucky schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Bullitt Central High School
Bullitt Central High School's state test result (25.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bullitt Central High School this school | 1,293 | 57.2% | 25.3% |
| North Laurel High School London | 1,252 | 58.3% | 40.3% |
| Pulaski County High School Somerset | 1,113 | 54.0% | 52.5% |
| Grayson County High School Leitchfield | 1,180 | 54.7% | 38.0% |
| Muhlenberg County High School Greenville | 1,123 | 53.0% | 39.3% |
| Allen County-Scottsville High School Scottsville | 906 | 55.2% | 37.5% |
Matched among Kentucky high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Bullitt Central High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.3% | #191 of 211 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #179 of 211 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #193 of 211 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,293 | #42 of 304 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #84 of 217 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.9% | #136 of 217 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.2% | #113 of 230 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.5% | #85 of 139 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,293
+11 (+1%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 1,246
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 17.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,293 | 80.9 | 16.0:1 | 57% (740) |
| 2023-24 | 1,359 | 76.7 | 17.7:1 | 56% (757) |
| 2022-23 | 1,363 | 76.9 | 17.7:1 | 53% (718) |
| 2020-21 | 1,282 | 73 | 17.6:1 | 56% (722) |
| 2017-18 | 1,383 | 72.5 | 19.1:1 | 51% (707) |
| 2015-16 | 1,261 | 75 | 16.8:1 | 53% (668) |
| 2010-11 | 1,196 | 69 | 17.3:1 | 51% (609) |
| 2000-01 | 1,210 | 65 | 18.6:1 | 28% (339) |
| 1990-91 | 1,246 | 64 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bullitt Central High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (1,383 to 1,293); teachers up 12% (72.5 to 80.9).
About Bullitt Central High School
Among the schools in Shepherdsville, Kentucky, is Bullitt Central High School, a high-enrollment high school. The school teaches grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 1,293 students. The school is 132% larger than the average for high schools in Kentucky.
Bullitt Central High School sits within Bullitt County, which has 24 schools and 13,007 students.
Of every 100 students at Bullitt Central High School, about 89 are White. The remaining students are 5% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 2% Black. Census estimates put Bullitt County at about 91% White, close to the school's figure. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 21, compared with 70 nationally.
Staffing at Bullitt Central High School comes to 80.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.0:1. The 16.6:1 average for high schools in Kentucky is close to this figure. Bullitt Central High School counts 57% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Bullitt Central High School lands at D, ahead of 7% of Kentucky public high schools.
Bullitt Central High School is in the bottom 10% of Kentucky schools on the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure. Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 43.8%. The school's actual rate is 25.3%, 18.5 points lower.
Census data for Bullitt County show the median household earns about $80,558 a year, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Public schools in Bullitt County number 26, with about 13,007 students.
The closest school to Bullitt Central High School is Bullitt Alternative Center, located about 0.1 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Bullitt Central High School. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Bullitt Central High School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Bullitt Central High School is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment went from 1,282 in 2020-21 to 1,293 in 2024-25, a change of 11 students. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 17.6:1 to 16.0:1.
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Bullitt County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
84,027
Census ACS
Median income
$80,558
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
13,007 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bullitt County
- Bullitt East High SchoolHigh · 1,664 students
- North Bullitt High SchoolHigh · 1,178 students
- Eastside Middle SchoolMiddle · 682 students
- Pleasant Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 661 students
- Freedom Elementary SchoolElementary · 606 students
- Old Mill Elementary SchoolElementary · 591 students
Other schools in Shepherdsville
- North Bullitt High SchoolHigh · 1,178 students
- Freedom Elementary SchoolElementary · 606 students
- Hebron Middle SchoolMiddle · 569 students
- Shepherdsville ElementaryElementary · 538 students
- Cedar Grove ElementaryElementary · 441 students
- Roby Elementary SchoolElementary · 434 students
Nearby schools
- Bullitt Alternative Center0.1 mi · 34
- Roby Elementary School0.3 mi · 434
- Shepherdsville Elementary1.2 mi · 538
- Bullitt Lick Middle School1.2 mi · 423
- Cedar Grove Elementary1.6 mi · 441
- Freedom Elementary School3.6 mi · 606
Frequently asked questions
About Bullitt Central High SchoolHow many students attend Bullitt Central High School?
Bullitt Central High School enrolls approximately 1,293 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Bullitt Central High School serve?
Bullitt Central High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bullitt Central High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bullitt Central High School is approximately 16.0:1 (81 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bullitt Central High School?
At Bullitt Central High School, the student body is approximately 89% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Bullitt Central High School public or private?
Bullitt Central High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bullitt County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.