| Index | Bardstown | Kentucky | National |
| Average Test Scores | 42% | 48% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 18:1 | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 10 | 1,157 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | 2 | 298 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 130 | 7,963 |
| Index | Bardstown | Kentucky | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 84.3% | 81.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 82.8% | 77.8% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 50.2% | 51.3% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 28.5% | 30.5% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 17.4% | 22.7% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 8.4% | 9.3% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 2.5% | 2.6% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 10 public schools, 2 private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Bardstown. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Bardstown, KY schools is 42%. The average student to teacher ratio is 18:1. In Bardstown, KY, an average of 84.3% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 82.8% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Loretto, KY | 723 | 63% | 30.2% |
| Boston, KY | 138 | 61% | 27.1% |
| Taylorsville, KY | 1,671 | 55% | 13.8% |
| Lebanon Junction, KY | 2,276 | 50% | 3.1% |
| Bloomfield, KY | 1,064 | 48% | = 100 |
| Bardstown, KY | 13,169 | 42% | 12.5% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Firestone, CO | 13,165 | 41% | 14.8% |
| Indiana, PA | 13,162 | 68% | 42.5% |
| Miami, OK | 13,176 | 31% | 35.6% |
| Warrensville Heights, OH | 13,178 | 38% | 20.1% |
| Rogers, MN | 13,183 | 76% | 57.6% |
| Bardstown, KY | 13,169 | 42% | 12.5% |
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