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Bullitt County Public Schools
District details
School board members: 5
Students: 12,954 (2023-2024)
Schools: 25 (2023-2024)
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Bullitt County Public Schools is a school district in Kentucky (Bullitt County). During the 2024 school year, 12,954 students attended one of the district's 25 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Elections

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• 2016
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Bullitt County Board of Education District 1

General election

General election for Bullitt County Board of Education District 1

Linda Belcher ran in the general election for Bullitt County Board of Education District 1 on November 5, 2024.

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Bullitt County Board of Education District 2

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General election for Bullitt County Board of Education District 2

Michael Ekbundit and Juanita Neal ran in the general election for Bullitt County Board of Education District 2 on November 5, 2024.

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Bullitt County Board of Education District 5

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Dallas E. Harshfield ran in the general election for Bullitt County Board of Education District 5 on November 5, 2024.

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Bullitt County Board of Education District 1

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Incumbent Lorraine McLaughlin won election in the general election for Bullitt County Board of Education District 1 on November 8, 2016.

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Bullitt County Board of Education District 2

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Incumbent Diane Thompson won election in the general election for Bullitt County Board of Education District 2 on November 8, 2016.

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Bullitt County Board of Education District 5

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Incumbent Darrell Coleman won election in the general election for Bullitt County Board of Education District 5 on November 8, 2016.

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Bullitt County Board of Education District 3

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General election for Bullitt County Board of Education District 3

Incumbent Debby Atherton won election in the general election for Bullitt County Board of Education District 3 on November 4, 2014.

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Bullitt County Board of Education District 4

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General election for Bullitt County Board of Education District 4

Incumbent Dolores Ashby won election in the general election for Bullitt County Board of Education District 4 on November 4, 2014.

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Election rules

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Election dates and frequency

See also: Rules governing school board election dates and timing

School board general elections in Kentucky are held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November every two years in even-numbered years. State law on school boards authorizes independent school districts to hold school board elections on the first Saturday in May. No districts, however, were using that date in May as of 2023. State election calendars and the state association of school boards only listed and referenced the November election date.

See law: Kentucky Statutes Section 160.200 and Section 118.025

Recent or upcoming election dates for all public school districts in the state

Below are the recent/upcoming dates for all public school districts in the state. There may be exceptions to these dates for specific districts because of local charters and district-specific exceptions and carve-outs.

• Filing deadline date: June 2, 2026
• General election date: November 3, 2026

Election system

School board members in Kentucky are elected through nonpartisan general elections without primaries.

See law: Kentucky Statutes Section 160.240

Party labels on the ballot

See also: Rules governing party labels in school board elections

School board elections in Kentucky are nonpartisan, which means party labels do not appear on the ballot for school board candidates. The section of Kentucky Statute on school board elections states, "The candidate names shall be presented to the voters in the form prescribed by the general election law, except that no party emblem or distinguishing mark shall be used, save the words 'School Candidates.'" The same chapter of statute also states, "No election officer or other person within an election booth shall tell or indicate to a voter the political affiliation of any candidate."

See law: Kentucky Statutes Section 160.250 and Section 160.230

Winning an election

The candidate or candidates that receive the most votes in the nonpartisan general election are elected to office.

See law: Kentucky Statutes Section 160.260

Term length and staggering

School board members in Kentucky have four-year terms.

See law: Kentucky Statutes Section 160.210 and Section 160.200

As close to half of the members of each school board as possible are elected every two years. For five-member boards, this means that either three or two members are up for regular election every two years.

See law: Kentucky Statutes Section 160.210 and Section 160.260

Representation: at large vs. by sub-district

County school districts in Kentucky elect school board members from divisions (by sub-district). Only voters residing in each division cast votes for the board member residing in and representing that division.

Independent school districts in Kentucky elect school board members at large from the entire district.

See law: Kentucky Statutes Section 160.210 and Section 160.260 and Kentucky Statutes Section 160.210

Filing deadlines and swearing-in dates

School board candidates must file nomination petitions by the first Tuesday after the first Monday in June before the November election.

See law: Kentucky Statutes Section 118.365 and Section 118.315

School board candidates can submit a nominating petition beginning on the first Wednesday after the first Monday in November in the year preceding the election. School board candidates cannot begin collecting nominating petition signatures until that date.

See law: Kentucky Statutes Section 118.365 and Section 118.315

Kentucky Statute does not specify when school board members are to be officially sworn into office except that it must be after election results certificates are issued.

See law: Kentucky Statutes Section 160.170

 

About the district

School board

Bullitt County Public Schools consists of five members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members

Name	Seat	Year assumed office	Year term ends
Linda Belcher	District 1
Dallas Harshfield	District 5
Marci Hodges	District 4
Matt Mooney	District 3
Nita Neal	District 2

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Overlapping state house districts

Bullitt County Public Schools

Office Name	Current Officeholder	Party	% School District Covered	% Other District Covered
Kentucky House of Representatives District 49	Thomas Huff	Republican Party	67%	100%
Kentucky House of Representatives District 26	Peyton Griffee	Republican Party	33%	34%
Kentucky House of Representatives District 37	Emily Callaway	Republican Party	< 1%	2%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

• Revenue
• Expenditures

Revenue, 2021-2022

SOURCE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Federal:	$28,876,000	$2,294	16%
Local:	$72,485,000	$5,757	40%
State:	$81,972,000	$6,511	45%
Total:	$183,333,000	$14,562

Expenditures, 2021-2022

TYPE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Total Expenditures:	$178,084,000	$14,144
Total Current Expenditures:	$154,262,000	$12,252
Instructional Expenditures:	$91,923,000	$7,301	52%
Student and Staff Support:	$19,403,000	$1,541	11%
Administration:	$15,211,000	$1,208	9%
Operations, Food Service, Other:	$27,725,000	$2,202	16%
Total Capital Outlay:	$17,828,000	$1,416
Construction:	$14,480,000	$1,150
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other:	$1,044,000	$82
Interest on Debt:	$4,886,000	$388

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."

• Mathematics
• Reading/language arts
• Graduation rates

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2021-2022	40	50-54	15-19	28	<50	35-39	42
2020-2021	29	40-49	15-19	15-19	<50	25-29	30
2018-2019	44	50-59	15-19	30-34	21-39	40-44	45
2017-2018	45	50-59	25-29	30-34	21-39	40-44	45
2016-2017	47	60-69	20-24	35-39	21-39	40-44	48
2015-2016	49	60-69	25-29	40-44	21-39	40-44	49
2014-2015	44	60-69	25-29	30-34	21-39	40-44	44
2013-2014	43	70-79	30-34	35-39	21-39	45-49	43
2012-2013	41	50-59	25-29	35-39	40-59	35-39	41
2011-2012	42	60-69	25-29	35-39	21-39	35-39	42
2010-2011	67	70-79	55-59	60-64	60-79	50-54	67

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2021-2022	46	50-54	25-29	36	<50	45-49	47
2020-2021	41	60-69	25-29	30-34	<50	40-44	42
2018-2019	55	50-59	35-39	45-49	21-39	50-54	56
2017-2018	54	60-69	30-34	40-44	40-59	50-54	55
2016-2017	55	70-79	35-39	40-44	21-39	50-54	56
2015-2016	56	60-69	40-44	45-49	21-39	45-49	57
2014-2015	55	70-79	45-49	40-44	40-59	50-54	55
2013-2014	54	70-79	40-44	45-49	21-39	55-59	54
2012-2013	52	60-69	40-44	40-44	40-59	50-54	52
2011-2012	46	50-59	35-39	45-49	21-39	35-39	46
2010-2011	71	60-69	65-69	65-69	>=80	50-54	71

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2021-2022	91	>=50	>=50	70-79	PS	>=80	92
2020-2021	89	>=50	>=50	80-89	PS	>=80	89
2019-2020	91	PS	>=50	>=80	PS	>=80	91
2018-2019	92	PS	>=50	60-79	PS	>=80	92
2017-2018	89	>=50	>=50	>=80		60-79	89
2016-2017	90	>=50	60-79	>=80	PS	>=80	91
2015-2016	88	PS	>=50	>=80	PS	>=80	89
2014-2015	86	PS	>=50	>=50	>=50	>=50	86
2013-2014	87	>=50	>=50	>=50	PS	>=50	87
2012-2013	85	PS	>=50	>=50	PS	>=50	85

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

• Enrollment
• Demographics

Year	Enrollment	Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024	12,954	0.9
2022-2023	12,833	1.9
2021-2022	12,590	-1.1
2020-2021	12,725	-4.8
2019-2020	13,330	1.3
2018-2019	13,160	-1.3
2017-2018	13,329	0.1
2016-2017	13,322	-0.4
2015-2016	13,381	-0.3
2014-2015	13,418	0.5
2013-2014	13,351	2.0
2012-2013	13,082	0.4
2011-2012	13,033	1.2
2010-2011	12,873	-0.7
2009-2010	12,965	1.7
2008-2009	12,741	0.6
2007-2008	12,668	3.3
2006-2007	12,254	0.4
2005-2006	12,204	2.9
2004-2005	11,849	2.6
2003-2004	11,538	0.8
2002-2003	11,451	2.8
2001-2002	11,132	2.5
2000-2001	10,851	-0.5
1999-2000	10,907	0.0

Racial Demographics, 2023-2024

RACE	Bullitt County Public Schools (%)	Kentucky K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native	0.2	0.1
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander	0.8	2.1
Black	2.5	10.7
Hispanic	6.2	9.5
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.1	0.2
Two or More Races	4.5	5.3
White	85.7	72.0

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

• Teachers
• Administrators
• Other staff

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Bullitt County Public Schools had 749.81 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 17.28.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten:	12.00
Kindergarten:	32.00
Elementary:	371.10
Secondary:	190.84
Total:	749.81

Bullitt County Public Schools employed 6.00 district administrators and 45.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators:	6.00
District Administrative Support:	54.00
School Administrators:	45.00
School Administrative Support:	126.00

Other staff, 2023-2024 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides:	207.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors:	46.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	29.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists:	21.00
Library/Media Support:	5.00
Student Support Services:	35.00
Other Support Services:	347.00

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

Bullitt County Public Schools operates 25 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.

List of schools

SCHOOL NAME	NUMBER OF STUDENTS	GRADES
Bernheim Middle School	380	6-8
Brooks Elementary School	469	PK-5
Bullitt Alternative Center	40	6-12
Bullitt Central High School	1,359	9-12
Bullitt East High School	1,620	9-12
Bullitt Lick Middle School	400	6-8
Cedar Grove Elementary	453	PK-5
Crossroads Elementary	498	PK-5
Eastside Middle School	679	6-8
Freedom Elementary School	591	PK-5
Hebron Middle School	525	6-8
Lebanon Junction Elementary	351	PK-5
Maryville Elementary School	351	PK-5
Mt. Washington Elementary	593	PK-5
Mt. Washington Middle School	457	6-8
Nichols Elementary	108	PK-5
North Bullitt High School	1,160	9-12
Old Mill Elementary School	562	PK-5
Overdale Elementary School	367	PK-5
Pleasant Grove Elementary School	637	PK-5
Riverview Opportunity Center	0	2-12
Roby Elementary School	448	PK-5
Shepherdsville Elementary	540	PK-5
Spring Meadows	12	6-12
Zoneton Middle School	354	6-8

School board meetings

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