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Owen County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Owenton, Monterey and Gratz, and parts of Sparta.

Owenton’s School Grade D better than 13% of Kentucky school districts

Students
1,680
Schools
3
Spent per student
$13,941
KY $14,752
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
58%
Debt
$16.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Owen County School District

  • Its letter, D: results better than 13% of Kentucky districts
  • Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 16 pts below the state
  • Spends 5% less per student than the KY average
  • 15 students per teacher
  • Debt of $16.5M, about $9,847 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 13% of the 172 Kentucky school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
D
GraduationFour-year graduation close to the state, class of 2023
C
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Owenton. Grade by grade →

PK–4Owen County Elementary/Primary SchoolThis district
5–8Maurice Bowling Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Owen County High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. KY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency27%
State average 37.8% · 864 students tested
Reading / language arts29%
State average 44.7% · 864 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 91.4% · 122 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$13,941 per student · 5% below KY
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 36%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 29%State 56%Federal 15%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,764’20
1,733’21
1,732’22
1,687’23
1,680’24

Down 4.8% since 2020–21.

Students
White 91%Hispanic 6%Two or more races 2%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

3 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Kentucky’s other public schools.

Owen County Elementary/Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Owenton
B−
674 students14:1
Maurice Bowling Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Owenton
C+
475 students15:1
Owen County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Owenton
C
531 students18:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Kentucky.