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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 14,714 (2023-2024)
Schools: 27 (2023-2024)
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Hardin County Schools is a school district in Kentucky (Hardin County). During the 2024 school year, 14,714 students attended one of the district's 27 schools.

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

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School board

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

List of school board members
NameSeatYear assumed officeYear term ends
Steve BlandDivision 4
Mark CaseyDivision 1
Dawn JohnsonDivision 5
Ben SegoDivision 2
Charlie WiseDivision 3

Elections

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School board meetings

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $36,056,000 $2,475 18%
Local: $59,475,000 $4,082 29%
State: $107,734,000 $7,394 53%
Total: $203,265,000 $13,950
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $199,693,000 $13,704
Total Current Expenditures: $173,460,000 $11,904
Instructional Expenditures: $98,051,000 $6,729 49%
Student and Staff Support: $22,095,000 $1,516 11%
Administration: $13,497,000 $926 7%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $39,817,000 $2,732 20%
Total Capital Outlay: $18,525,000 $1,271
Construction: $16,335,000 $1,121
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $1,586,000 $108
Interest on Debt: $6,025,000 $413


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."[2]

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 35 50-54 19 30 40-59 33 39
2020-2021 30 35-39 13 28 <50 24 34
2018-2019 43 50-54 23 37 21-39 38 48
2017-2018 45 55-59 25 40 40-59 41 50
2016-2017 45 50-54 25 40 40-59 42 50
2015-2016 48 55-59 29 46 >=50 48 51
2014-2015 44 50-54 29 41 <50 42 48
2013-2014 48 50-54 31 43 21-39 46 53
2012-2013 41 45-49 25 36 21-39 35-39 46
2011-2012 42 40-44 26 40 21-39 35-39 46
2010-2011 65 70-74 50 60 60-79 60-64 69

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 44 55-59 28 40 40-59 46 48
2020-2021 43 40-44 24 40 >=50 40 46
2018-2019 53 50-54 34 49 21-39 51 57
2017-2018 53 55-59 35 48 40-59 52 58
2016-2017 53 55-59 37 47 40-59 49 57
2015-2016 54 55-59 35 52 40-59 52 58
2014-2015 53 50-54 39 52 21-39 56 57
2013-2014 55 45-49 39 50 40-59 58 59
2012-2013 52 45-49 35 48 40-59 55-59 56
2011-2012 48 45-49 32 47 21-39 40-44 53
2010-2011 71 70-74 61 67 >=80 70-74 74

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 90 >=80 85-89 80-84 PS 85-89 92
2020-2021 89 >=80 85-89 80-84 PS 85-89 91
2019-2020 89 60-79 80-84 90-94 PS >=95 90
2018-2019 90 >=90 90-94 90-94 PS 80-89 90
2017-2018 91 >=80 85-89 90-94 PS 90-94 91
2016-2017 90 >=80 85-89 85-89 PS >=90 91
2015-2016 91 >=80 90-94 85-89 PS >=90 91
2014-2015 90 >=80 85-89 85-89 PS 80-89 91
2013-2014 90 >=80 85-89 >=95 >=50 >=90 91
2012-2013 89 80-89 90-94 90-94 PS >=80 88


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 14,714 0.3
2022-2023 14,675 0.7
2021-2022 14,571 -0.6
2020-2021 14,655 -4.3
2019-2020 15,288 3.3
2018-2019 14,787 0.2
2017-2018 14,756 0.9
2016-2017 14,618 -0.7
2015-2016 14,719 1.6
2014-2015 14,485 -1.2
2013-2014 14,659 0.9
2012-2013 14,531 2.5
2011-2012 14,174 -3.5
2010-2011 14,675 1.5
2009-2010 14,454 3.5
2008-2009 13,941 0.2
2007-2008 13,919 2.0
2006-2007 13,645 -3.2
2005-2006 14,079 1.8
2004-2005 13,832 2.6
2003-2004 13,466 0.6
2002-2003 13,391 0.8
2001-2002 13,288 0.9
2000-2001 13,171 -0.4
1999-2000 13,221 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Hardin County Schools (%) Kentucky K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2 0.1
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 1.3 2.1
Black 12.1 10.7
Hispanic 9.8 9.5
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.7 0.2
Two or More Races 10.2 5.3
White 65.7 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.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Hardin County Schools had 937.32 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 15.7.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 33.00
Kindergarten: 40.01
Elementary: 451.83
Secondary: 208.50
Total: 937.32

Hardin County Schools employed 8.00 district administrators and 88.54 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 8.00
District Administrative Support: 56.00
School Administrators: 88.54
School Administrative Support: 105.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 434.27
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 17.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 37.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 22.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 46.00
Other Support Services: 543.00


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

Hardin County Schools operates 27 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Bluegrass Middle School5916-8
Cecilia Valley Elementary School444PK-5
Central Hardin High School1,8279-12
College View Campus346KG-12
Creekside Elementary School451PK-5
Early College And Career Center09-12
East Hardin Middle School7826-8
G C Burkhead Elementary School832PK-5
Hardin County Day Treatment Center136-12
Hcs Virtual Academy28KG-12
Heartland Elementary School558PK-5
James T Alton Middle School6086-8
John Hardin High School8069-12
Lakewood Elementary School448PK-5
Lincoln Trail Behavioral Health Systems511-12
Lincoln Trail Elementary School549PK-5
Meadow View Elementary School517KG-5
New Highland Elementary School533PK-5
North Hardin High School1,6649-12
North Middle School5686-8
North Park Elementary School591PK-KG
Radcliff Elementary School4121-5
Rineyville Elementary School544PK-5
Spectrum Care Academy42-9
Vine Grove Elementary School4981-5
West Hardin Middle School4756-8
Woodland Elementary School5731-5

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2021-22 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed October 18, 2025
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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