Hardin County Day Treatment Center

643 Westport Road
Elizabethtown, KY 42701

13 Students

High School 6th - 12th

School Overview

The Hardin County Day Treatment Center, located on Westport Road in Elizabethtown, serves as an alternative educational setting designed to support students who require a more structured, therapeutic, or individualized environment than a traditional comprehensive high school. The program is part of the Hardin County Schools district and focuses on providing academic instruction alongside social and emotional support to help students who may be struggling with behavioral challenges, attendance issues, or academic credit recovery.

By maintaining a smaller, more focused student-to-teacher ratio, the center aims to address the specific needs of each learner, often incorporating counseling and behavior modification strategies into the daily curriculum. The ultimate goal of the facility is to provide a safe and productive learning space that assists students in developing the skills necessary for personal growth and academic success, with the intent of either reintegrating them back into the traditional school system or guiding them toward graduation and post-secondary goals.

Total Students

5.0

Full-Time Teachers

2.6

Student/Teacher Ratio

N/A

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for Hardin County Day Treatment Center
Demographic	Student Count
White	6
Hispanic	4
Black	3

White
6 (46.2 %)
Hispanic
4 (30.8 %)
Black
3 (23.1 %)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	High School
School Type:	Alternative School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status:	No
District:	Hardin County
Phone:	(270)769-8800
Grade Range:	6th - 12th
Total Students:	13
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	5.0
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	2.6
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	0
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	0

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Grade 7 2

Grade 8 2

Grade 9 2

Grade 10 5

Grade 11 2