BMS academic team wins a sportsmanship award. Watering vegetables in the NCHS greenhouse Jacob Newton (center) came in first in the OKHMS Geography Bee. Boston School students strike a piratical pose during an “out of code” day. Gymnasium at Thomas Nelson High School
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The Nelson County School District encompasses most of Nelson County, nearly 423 square miles of terrain in Central Kentucky approximately 35 miles south of Louisville and 60 miles southwest of Lexington. Interstate 65 is 15 miles from Bardstown, the Nelson County seat. The Martha Layne Collins Bluegrass Parkway bisects the county.
One of Kentucky’s fastest growing counties, Nelson County’s population in the 2010 census was 43,437, an increase of 15.9% percent over the 2000 count. The economy is based mostly on manufacturing, agriculture, tourism and service industry jobs..
Historical figures associated with the county include theologian
Thomas Merton, composer
Stephen Collins Foster, steamboat inventor
John Fitch, outlaw
Jesse James, Catholic Bishop
Benedict Joseph Flaget, humanitarian Mother
Catherine Spalding and French King
Louis Philippe. The county is named for
Thomas Nelson, Jr., a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
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Useful information
- One Call Now Messages
The district uses the automated One Call Now system to notify students, parents and employees of important information.
The calls will come to the phone number(s) submitted when a student enrolls in the school system or the district hires an employee. (Parents may choose to opt out of the program by contacting their child’s school.)
Calls from the school board office will announce that the call is coming “from the Nelson County Schools.” Caller ID will show 502–349-7000. Calls from a school will announce the school name and will show the school’s phone number on Caller ID.
If you miss or want to rehear a message, dial (toll free) 1-877-698-3261. Press 1 and follow the instructions.
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- MealpayPlus

- Setup secure meal payments using a credit card, debit card or check.
- Receive an email notification when accounts need to be replenished.
- Setup automatic payments for when the account balance drops below a minimum amount.
- Monitor student food choices.
To create a new account, click on the banner below. Follow the onscreen directions and register your student using his or her Student ID number, which is the same as the 10-digit Infinite Campus ID.
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