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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 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 373 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 2% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Kentucky public middle school average of 26% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (KY)
# Schools
2 Schools
554 Schools
# Students
785 Students
181,110 Students
# Teachers
65 Teachers
12,028 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
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
0.06
0.43
# American Indian Students
n/a
224 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
n/a
2,870 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
2%
# Hispanic Students
16 Students
14,992 Students
% Hispanic Students
2%
8%
# Black Students
2 Students
19,352 Students
% Black Students
n/a
11%
# White Students
763 Students
134,829 Students
% White Students
97%
74%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
272 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
4 Students
8,571 Students
% of Two or more races Students
1%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
129
2,020
# Students in K Grade:
56
3,509
# Students in 1st Grade:
62
3,668
# Students in 2nd Grade:
51
3,308
# Students in 3rd Grade:
40
3,338
# Students in 4th Grade:
37
3,586
# Students in 5th Grade:
37
4,378
# Students in 6th Grade:
46
40,906
# Students in 7th Grade:
56
48,139
# Students in 8th Grade:
60
50,605
# Students in 9th Grade:
55
4,856
# Students in 10th Grade:
44
4,623
# Students in 11th Grade:
57
4,076
# Students in 12th Grade:
55
4,034
# Ungraded Students:
-
64
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $16,800 is higher than the state median of $14,203. The school district revenue/student has grown by 15% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $15,418 is higher than the state median of $13,943. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$13 MM
$9,360 MM
Spending
$12 MM
$9,189 MM
Revenue / Student
$16,800
$14,203
Spending / Student
$15,418
$13,943
Best Owsley County School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Owsley County High School
Magnet 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
| 373 students
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