The Academy at Horizons

In Bardstown, Kentucky, The Academy at Horizons is a very small school serving multiple grade levels. It reports enrollment of 38 students in kindergarten through 12. That puts enrollment 81% below the 202-student average for combined schools in Kentucky.

The Academy at Horizons falls under Nelson County, which has 12 schools enrolling 4,178 students.

The Academy at Horizons is 82% White by enrollment. Other reported shares: 8% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 3% Black, and 3% Asian. That compares with about 90% White among all Nelson County residents.

The school has 8 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 4.8 students per teacher. Combined schools in Kentucky average 17.7:1, 12.9 more students per teacher than here. Of all students at The Academy at Horizons, 87% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 53% average among public schools in Nelson County.

In Nelson County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $69,562, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. There are 20 public schools in the county, enrolling about 7,047, The Academy at Horizons among them.

Old Kentucky Home Middle School sits less than a tenth of a mile from The Academy at Horizons. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.

The federal government classifies The Academy at Horizons's location as Town: Distant.

From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 39 to 38, a 3% decline.

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