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Enrollment
868
High
DISTRICT 1,075 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARDIN COUNTY·NCES 210249001910
John Hardin High School
384 W A Jenkins Rd, Elizabethtown, KY 42701 · (270) 769-8906 · Hardin County
GRADES 09–12HIGH23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL868 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 83% of Kentucky public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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
15.9:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
418 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 | 200 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 237 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 221 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 207 | 24% |
| Ungraded | 3 | 0% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
59.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
52.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
47.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.1%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% typical for Kentucky schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Kentucky's top nor bottom 10%.
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 John Hardin High School
John Hardin High School's state test result (47.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Hardin High School this school | 868 | 48.2% | 47.3% |
| Franklin County High School Frankfort | 990 | 51.7% | 39.5% |
| Bardstown High School Bardstown | 703 | 47.4% | 36.8% |
| North Hardin High School Radcliff | 1,593 | 49.2% | 40.0% |
| Western Hills High School Frankfort | 827 | 47.6% | 37.0% |
| Scott County High School Georgetown | 1,392 | 49.7% | 43.3% |
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 John Hardin High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.3% | #34 of 211 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #42 of 211 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #25 of 211 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 868 | #95 of 304 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #83 of 217 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.0% | #37 of 217 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.2% | #173 of 230 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.5% | #69 of 72 |
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
868
+96 (+12%) vs 2020
-21% since 2010-11, when it was 1,101
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 868 | 54.4 | 15.9:1 | 48% (418) |
| 2023-24 | 806 | 53.9 | 14.9:1 | 51% (411) |
| 2022-23 | 790 | 54.5 | 14.5:1 | 52% (414) |
| 2020-21 | 772 | 53 | 14.6:1 | 40% (310) |
| 2017-18 | 855 | 55.3 | 15.4:1 | 52% (441) |
| 2015-16 | 974 | 55 | 17.7:1 | 51% (495) |
| 2010-11 | 1,101 | 64 | 17.2:1 | 33% (362) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John Hardin High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (855 to 868); teachers down 2% (55.3 to 54.4).
About John Hardin High School
John Hardin High School is a high-enrollment high school based in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. It covers grades 9 through 12, with a total enrollment of 868 students. Statewide, high schools in Kentucky average about 558 students each.
Hardin County is the district for John Hardin High School. It has 26 schools and 14,583 students.
White students are the majority at John Hardin High School, with 57% of enrollment. Other groups make up 18% Black, 12% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Hardin County as a whole is about 76% White, so the school's share is lower. Pick two students at random and there is a 62% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reports 54.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 15.9 students per teacher. That is close to the 16.6:1 average for high schools in Kentucky. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 48%.
The allk12 Grade for John Hardin High School is A-. Compared with Kentucky public high schools, the school scored higher than 83% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
In Kentucky, John Hardin High School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 47.3% actual against a predicted 47.1%.
Census estimates describe Hardin County this way: the median household income is $67,647, about 25% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. In all, Hardin County has 34 public schools and roughly 17,037 students.
The closest public school to John Hardin High School is Bluegrass Middle School, about 0.2 miles away. John Hardin High School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The school's 47.3% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 7 nearby schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Small: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment at John Hardin High School grew 12% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 772 to 868 students. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 14.6:1; by 2024-25 it was 15.9:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at John Hardin High School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Hardin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
111,942
Census ACS
Median income
$67,647
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
17,037 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hardin County
- Central Hardin High SchoolHigh · 1,831 students
- North Hardin High SchoolHigh · 1,593 students
- East Hardin Middle SchoolMiddle · 775 students
- Lincoln Trail Elementary SchoolElementary · 653 students
- G C Burkhead Elementary SchoolElementary · 634 students
- James T Alton Middle SchoolMiddle · 612 students
Other schools in Elizabethtown
- East Hardin Middle SchoolMiddle · 775 students
- Elizabethtown High SchoolHigh · 757 students
- Lincoln Trail Elementary SchoolElementary · 653 students
- G C Burkhead Elementary SchoolElementary · 634 students
- Bluegrass Middle SchoolMiddle · 583 students
- Heartland Elementary SchoolElementary · 564 students
Nearby schools
- Bluegrass Middle School0.2 mi · 583
- New Highland Elementary School0.3 mi · 505
- Lincoln Trail Behavioral Health Systems2.3 mi · 63
- Heartland Elementary School3.1 mi · 564
- Woodland Elementary School3.3 mi · 537
- Helmwood Heights Elementary School3.5 mi · 461
Frequently asked questions
About John Hardin High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at John Hardin High School?
John Hardin High School enrolls approximately 868 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does John Hardin High School serve?
John Hardin High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at John Hardin High School?
Approximately 15.9:1 students per teacher at John Hardin High School.
What is the student diversity at John Hardin High School?
Student demographics at John Hardin High School are roughly 57% White, 12% Hispanic, 18% Black, 2% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees John Hardin High School?
John Hardin High School is overseen by Hardin County in Hardin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.