Owsley County School District
Listed by NCES as Owsley County (district ID 2104620)
Public school district · Owsley County · Kentucky · NCES district ID 2104620
Owsley County School District spent $18,702 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 88% of the other Kentucky districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $14,740). Its 2 schools enrolled 727 students in 2024-25; 45.7% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $18,383 per student, down 1.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80-89% (Kentucky: 91.4%).
NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method
Spending per student among Kentucky districts of similar size
Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Owsley County in enrollment (692 to 859 students) and Owsley County itself.
Where the money came from
$15,632,000 in revenue: 45.7% state, 13.5% local and 40.9% federal. Total spending including $677,000 of capital outlay was $15,827,000, or $20,162 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.
- State$7,138,000 46%
- Local$2,108,000 13%
- Federal$6,386,000 41%
Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 34 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).
Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25
785 students in 2022-23, 742 students in 2023-24, 727 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.
Teachers and students per teacher
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 785 | 65.0 | 12.1 |
| 2023-24 | 742 | 64.0 | 11.6 |
| 2024-25 | 727 | 58.0 | 12.5 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.
$2,713,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,456 per student
Owsley County School District booked $2,713,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 65 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $41,738 of salary spending per teacher. That is less than any other Kentucky district with a figure (state median $56,497, 171 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Kentucky teacher salary at $54,574 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
| Program | Teacher salaries | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Regular programs | $2,242,000 | 82.6% |
| Special education | $407,000 | 15.0% |
| Vocational | $64,000 | 2.4% |
Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23
The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $2,955 in 2018-19, $2,997 in 2019-20, $2,977 in 2020-21, $3,190 in 2021-22, $3,456 in 2022-23.
Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).
State test results, 2021-22
In 2021-22, the students tested in Owsley County School District scored proficient or above: 37% in reading and 25% in math, against 44.7% in reading and 37.8% in math across Kentucky. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Kentucky, not across states.
| Subject | This district | Kentucky | Students tested |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts | 37% | 44.7% | 335 |
| Math | 25% | 37.8% | 335 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
80-89% of the 59 students in Owsley County School District's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 91.4% across Kentucky. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This district | Kentucky | |
|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 80‑89% | 91.4% |
| Students in the class | 59 | 49,023 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
1 elementary school, 436 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owsley County Elementary School | 436 | 11.2 | 69.5% | Schoolwide program |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
1 high school, 291 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owsley County High School | 291 | 15.2 | 96.6% | Schoolwide program |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
Contact Owsley County School District
- Website: owsley.kyschools.us
- Phone: (606) 593-6363
- Office: 14 Old KY 11, Booneville, KY 41314
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.
What to look at next about Owsley County School District
- Kentucky districts by spending per studentOwsley County School District ranks 5 of 34 Kentucky districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($18,702).#5 of 34
- Every school district in KentuckyOwsley County School District is the number 149 by size of 174 Kentucky districts, with 785 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#149 of 174
- Ludlow IndependentThe next larger Kentucky district: 828 students in fall 2022, $15,569 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,569
- Paintsville IndependentThe next smaller Kentucky district: 766 students in fall 2022, $15,375 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,375
- Compare Owsley County School District with Ludlow IndependentEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
- Owsley County High School, its largest high school291 students in 2024-25, 15.2 per teacher.291
- Teacher salary spending across KentuckyOwsley County School District spent $41,738 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $56,497); spending, not a salary.$41,738
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).
Questions about Owsley County School District
How many schools and students are in Owsley County School District?
2 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 high), enrolling 727 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.How much does Owsley County School District spend per student?
$18,702 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Kentucky median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $14,740 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $18,383 per student, down 1.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).Where does Owsley County School District's money come from?
$15,632,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 45.7% state, 13.5% local and 40.9% federal (NCES F-33).How many children in Owsley County School District live in poverty?
The Census Bureau estimates that 261 of the 656 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 39.8%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.How much does Owsley County School District spend on teacher salaries?
$2,713,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,456 per student. Divided by the 65 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $41,738 per teacher, less than any other Kentucky district with a figure (state median $56,497). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Kentucky teacher salary at $54,574 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).How do students in Owsley County School District do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested in Owsley County School District scored proficient or above: 37% in reading and 25% in math, against 44.7% in reading and 37.8% in math across Kentucky. Kentucky's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.What is the graduation rate in Owsley County School District?
80-89% of the 59 students in Owsley County School District's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 91.4% across Kentucky. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.What is Owsley County School District's NCES district ID?
2104620. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25