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Hardin County Schools
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, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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• 2024
• 2016
• 2014

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Hardin County Schools Board of Education Division 1

General election

General election for Hardin County Schools Board of Education Division 1

Mark Alan Casey ran in the general election for Hardin County Schools Board of Education Division 1 on November 5, 2024.

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Hardin County Schools Board of Education Division 4

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General election for Hardin County Schools Board of Education Division 4

Thomas Steven Bland and Susan Turner ran in the general election for Hardin County Schools Board of Education Division 4 on November 5, 2024.

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Hardin County Schools Board of Education Division 5

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Dawn Logsdon Johnson ran in the general election for Hardin County Schools Board of Education Division 5 on November 5, 2024.

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Hardin County Schools Board of Education Division 1

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Incumbent Andrea Palmer won election in the general election for Hardin County Schools Board of Education Division 1 on November 8, 2016.

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Hardin County Schools Board of Education Division 4

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General election for Hardin County Schools Board of Education Division 4

Incumbent Kay Sharon won election in the general election for Hardin County Schools Board of Education Division 4 on November 8, 2016.

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Hardin County Schools Board of Education Division 2

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General election for Hardin County Schools Board of Education Division 2

Incumbent Michael Kinney won election in the general election for Hardin County Schools Board of Education Division 2 on November 4, 2014.

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Hardin County Schools Board of Education Division 3

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General election for Hardin County Schools Board of Education Division 3

Incumbent Charlie Wise won election in the general election for Hardin County Schools Board of Education Division 3 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

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

Name	Seat	Year assumed office	Year term ends
Steve Bland	Division 4
Mark Casey	Division 1
Dawn Johnson	Division 5
Ben Sego	Division 2
Charlie Wise	Division 3

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Hardin County Schools

Office Name	Current Officeholder	Party	% School District Covered	% Other District Covered
Kentucky House of Representatives District 18	Samara Heavrin	Republican Party	49%	34%
Kentucky House of Representatives District 10	Josh Calloway	Republican Party	29%	21%
Kentucky House of Representatives District 25	Steve Bratcher	Republican Party	19%	94%
Kentucky House of Representatives District 26	Peyton Griffee	Republican Party	1%	3%
Kentucky House of Representatives District 27	Nancy Tate	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:	$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."

• 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	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.

• Enrollment
• Demographics

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.

• Teachers
• Administrators
• Other staff

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.

Hardin County Schools operates 27 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.

List of schools

SCHOOL NAME	NUMBER OF STUDENTS	GRADES
Bluegrass Middle School	591	6-8
Cecilia Valley Elementary School	444	PK-5
Central Hardin High School	1,827	9-12
College View Campus	346	KG-12
Creekside Elementary School	451	PK-5
Early College And Career Center	0	9-12
East Hardin Middle School	782	6-8
G C Burkhead Elementary School	832	PK-5
Hardin County Day Treatment Center	13	6-12
Hcs Virtual Academy	28	KG-12
Heartland Elementary School	558	PK-5
James T Alton Middle School	608	6-8
John Hardin High School	806	9-12
Lakewood Elementary School	448	PK-5
Lincoln Trail Behavioral Health Systems	51	1-12
Lincoln Trail Elementary School	549	PK-5
Meadow View Elementary School	517	KG-5
New Highland Elementary School	533	PK-5
North Hardin High School	1,664	9-12
North Middle School	568	6-8
North Park Elementary School	591	PK-KG
Radcliff Elementary School	412	1-5
Rineyville Elementary School	544	PK-5
Spectrum Care Academy	4	2-9
Vine Grove Elementary School	498	1-5
West Hardin Middle School	475	6-8
Woodland Elementary School	573	1-5

School board meetings

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