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B−

Bath County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Owingsville, Sharpsburg and Salt Lick.

Owingsville’s School Grade B− better than 52% of Kentucky school districts

Students
1,936
Schools
5
Spent per student
$12,565
KY $14,752
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
75%
Debt
$24M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Bath County School District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 52% of Kentucky districts
  • Math proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 6 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 6 pts above the state
  • Spends 15% less per student than the KY average
  • 15 students per teacher
  • Debt of $24M, about $12,420 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 52% 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
C
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Owingsville. Grade by grade →

6–8Bath County Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Bath County High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. KY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency30%
State average 37.8% · 998 students tested
Reading / language arts39%
State average 44.7% · 998 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 91.4% · 147 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
$12,565 per student · 15% below KY
Spending
Classroom instruction 55%Support & administration 37%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 19%State 52%Federal 30%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,982’20
1,928’21
1,972’22
1,925’23
1,936’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 94%Hispanic 3%Two or more races 2%Black <1%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

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

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.