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Owsley County School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Kentucky for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 317 students in Owsley County School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Kentucky.
Public Middle School in Owsley County School District have an average math proficiency score of 27% (versus the Kentucky public middle school average of 37%), and reading proficiency score of 43% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 3% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Kentucky public middle school average of 26% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (KY)
# Schools
2 Schools
553 Schools
# Students
742 Students
177,241 Students
# Teachers
65 Teachers
11,979 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
District Rank
Owsley County School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 171 school districts in Kentucky (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 80-89% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#141 out of 172 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
25%
38%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
37%
45%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
10-14%
22%
Graduation Rate
80-89%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.08
0.43
# American Indian Students
n/a
223 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
n/a
3,079 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
2%
# Hispanic Students
16 Students
15,325 Students
% Hispanic Students
2%
9%
# Black Students
9 Students
18,293 Students
% Black Students
1%
10%
# White Students
712 Students
131,487 Students
% White Students
96%
74%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
285 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
5 Students
8,549 Students
% of Two or more races Students
1%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
133
2,141
# Students in K Grade:
55
3,545
# Students in 1st Grade:
54
3,589
# Students in 2nd Grade:
59
3,684
# Students in 3rd Grade:
50
3,450
# Students in 4th Grade:
40
3,641
# Students in 5th Grade:
34
4,688
# Students in 6th Grade:
37
38,146
# Students in 7th Grade:
43
47,664
# Students in 8th Grade:
50
48,371
# Students in 9th Grade:
49
4,884
# Students in 10th Grade:
40
4,651
# Students in 11th Grade:
41
4,668
# Students in 12th Grade:
56
4,060
# Ungraded Students:
1
59
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $17,774 is higher than the state median of $14,242. The school district revenue/student has grown by 12% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $16,311 is higher than the state median of $13,981. The school district spending/student has grown by 12% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$13 MM
$9,360 MM
Spending
$12 MM
$9,189 MM
Revenue / Student
$17,774
$14,242
Spending / Student
$16,311
$13,981
Best Owsley County School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Owsley County High School
(Math: 27% | Reading: 43%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
177 Shepherd Lane
Booneville, KY 41314
(606) 593-5185
Booneville, KY 41314
(606) 593-5185
Grades: 6-12
| 317 students
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