Bullitt Central High School

Bullitt Central High School, a sprawling high school in Shepherdsville, Kentucky, overseen by Bullitt County, serves 1,293 students, covering grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Kentucky's public schools average about 558 students each, so Bullitt Central High School sits 132% larger than that benchmark.

Bullitt County comprises 24 schools with combined enrollment of 13,007 students; Bullitt Central High School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Bullitt Central High School records that nearly all students (89%) are White; the rest comes out to 5% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 2% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Bullitt County as a whole.

On the resource side, Bullitt Central High School lists 81 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 57% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Bullitt Central High School is in the bottom 10% of Kentucky public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 43.8%; Bullitt Central High School posts 25.3%, -18.5 points below that line.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Bullitt County put median household earnings sit near $80,558, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Bullitt Central High School is one of 26 public schools in Bullitt County (combined enrollment of about 13,007 students).

The closest other public school is Bullitt Alternative Center, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Bullitt Central High School at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 30.8%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 7%: 1,383 students in 2018 compared to 1,293 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 94% to 89% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 19.1:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 today.

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