Bardstown Primary School

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 1 · Bardstown, Kentucky

Bardstown Primary School in Bardstown, Kentucky enrolled 434 students in 2024-25 with 28.0 full-time teachers, 15.5 students per teacher against the Kentucky elementary-school median of 14.6. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).

Enrollment rose 12% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 3%

386 students in 2022-23, 406 students in 2023-24, 434 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 29.0 to 28.0.

Students enrolled at Bardstown Primary School by school year2022-23: 386, 2023-24: 406, 2024-25: 43402004006002022-233862023-244062024-25434
Students enrolled at Bardstown Primary School by school year2022-23: 386, 2023-24: 406, 2024-25: 43402004006002022-233862023-244062024-25434
Students enrolled at Bardstown Primary School by school year2022-23: 386, 2023-24: 406, 2024-25: 43402004006002022-233862023-244062024-25434
Students enrolled at Bardstown Primary School by school year2022-23: 386, 2023-24: 406, 2024-25: 43402004006002022-233862023-244062024-25434
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2338629.013.3
2023-2440627.015.0
2024-2543428.015.5

15.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 66 of every 100 Kentucky elementary schools

Among the 711 Kentucky elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.6; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Kentucky elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 36.0; This school 15.5; state median 14.6.3 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 15.5state median 14.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Kentucky elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 36.0; This school 15.5; state median 14.6.3 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 15.5state median 14.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Kentucky elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 36.0; This school 15.5; state median 14.6.3 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 15.5state median 14.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Kentucky elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 36.0; This school 15.5; state median 14.6.3 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 15.5state median 14.6U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 576 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Bardstown Primary School enrolled 576 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 4 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 576 of the 576 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions4
  • Chronically absent22.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

64.7% of students were White, 15.0% of two or more races, 10.8% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White64.7%
  2. Two or more races15.0%
  3. Black10.8%
  4. Hispanic8.1%
  5. Asian0.9%
  6. American Indian0.2%
  7. Pacific Islander0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

Elementary schools in Bardstown

3 public elementary schools in Bardstown report 2024-25 enrollment; Bardstown Primary School is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Bardstown Elementary School84715.651.8%
Foster Heights Elementary School58813.748.3%
Bardstown Primary School43415.553.2%

All public schools in Bardstown →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Bardstown Primary School

  1. Bardstown Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.4 miles away: 847 students, 15.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.4 mi
  2. Foster Heights Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.4 miles away: 588 students, 13.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.4 mi
  3. Compare Bardstown Primary School with Bardstown Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Bardstown City Schools spends per student$15,648 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,648
  5. The largest public schools in KentuckyBardstown Primary School is the number 364 by size of 717 Kentucky elementary schools open in 2024-25.#364 of 717
  6. Kentucky schools by students per teacher15.5 students per teacher here against the Kentucky median of 14.6 for elementary schools.15.5:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Bardstown Primary School

  1. How many students attend Bardstown Primary School?
    434 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 386 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Bardstown, KY.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Bardstown Primary School?
    15.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Kentucky median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Bardstown Primary School a Title I school?
    Bardstown Primary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Bardstown Primary School in?
    Bardstown City Schools, NCES district ID 2100270. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 210027002050 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22