Total enrollment
4,178
-407 (-9%) vs SY 2017-18
13 schools in Nelson County
Kentucky · 4,178 students · 5 cities
Nelson County runs 13 public K-12 schools inside Kentucky, with combined enrollment around 4,178 (6 elementary, 2 middle, and 4 high).
7-year change in Nelson County
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
12
+1 (+9%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
90%
was 93%
% Hispanic
4%
was 3%
% Black
1%
was 2%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson County High School | Bardstown | High | 09-12 | 756 |
| Thomas Nelson High School | Bardstown | High | 09-12 | 629 |
| Old Kentucky Home Middle School | Bardstown | Middle | 06-08 | 594 |
| Foster Heights Elementary School | Bardstown | Elementary | KG-05 | 588 |
| Coxs Creek Elementary School | Coxs Creek | Elementary | KG-05 | 474 |
| Bloomfield Middle School | Bloomfield | Middle | 06-08 | 296 |
| Boston School | Boston | Elementary | PK-08 | 251 |
| Bloomfield Elementary School | Bloomfield | Elementary | KG-05 | 225 |
| The New Haven School | New Haven | Elementary | KG-08 | 162 |
| Nelson County Early Learning Center | Bardstown | Elementary | PK-PK | 150 |
| The Academy at Horizons | Bardstown | Combined | KG-12 | 38 |
| Heartland Youth Village | Bardstown | High | 06-12 | 15 |
| THE UP CENTER | Bardstown | High | 06-12 | 0 |
About Nelson County
As a compact district in Kentucky, Nelson County educates 4,178 students across 13 schools.
Looking at the level breakdown, Nelson County is built around 6 elementary, 2 middle, 4 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
On a per-school basis, Nelson County runs about 321 students per campus, 31% below the state mean of roughly 467.
Five-year track record. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment declined 9%: 4,585 students in SY 2017-18 versus 4,178 in SY 2024-25. The school count climbed from 11 to 12 across the same 7-year window.
On allk12, the community for Nelson County discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.