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Schools in Booneville

Booneville’s public schools

Owsley County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Booneville. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools above Kentucky’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Kentucky’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
37%
2021–22
Math proficiency
25%
2021–22
Graduate on time
84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.4K
▲ 25% vs KY $14.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.5
KY 15.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
727 students on the public path
In brief

Booneville’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Booneville’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kentucky’s 1,177 public schools. Owsley County High School places highest (better than 19%); Owsley County Elementary School lowest (5%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Booneville, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Owsley County Elementary SchoolOwsley County School DistrictD
6–12Owsley County High SchoolOwsley County School DistrictC−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Owsley County School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Owsley County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 727 students, down 13% since 2020–21 · 12.5 per teacher (KY 15.4)
$18,383KY $14,752 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading37%
State average 44.7% · 335 students tested
Math25%
State average 37.8% · 335 students tested

Booneville vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Kentucky towns that share Booneville’s borders.

Schools next door
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Booneville—Owsley County

Every school in Booneville

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Kentucky’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Boonevilleby address
Owsley County Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
436 students11:1Rate it →
Owsley County High School
High · Grades 6–12
C−
291 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Booneville’s schools

Are Booneville’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Booneville. Owsley County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Booneville. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kentucky’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Booneville in?

Owsley County School District.

Where do Booneville kids go to high school?

Owsley County High School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.