An equity score of 95/100 ranks Owsley County #2 of 171 districts in Kentucky (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $18,702 per pupil, Owsley County ranks #7 of 171 Kentucky districts by per-pupil spending (Kentucky districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Owsley County operates 2 public schools serving 785 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Kentucky. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Owsley County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $18,702 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 18 of 171 Kentucky districts by per-pupil spending. See how Kentucky compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 13.6% local, 49.4% state, and 37.0% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 95/100, ranked #2 of 171 in Kentucky against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 290.8:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 45.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 96.3% White, 2.0% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% African American across the district's schools.
Owsley County Elementary School accounts for 55.5% of all Owsley County student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Owsley County a distant remainder — means Owsley County-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Owsley County reports 83.0% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share is at least 75%, indicating a high concentration of measured economic need. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Owsley County student-counselor ratio is 291:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Variation between sub-units within Owsley County is typically wider than the Owsley County-aggregate figure suggests.
Owsley County chronic absenteeism rate is 45.1% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Owsley County has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 785 students.
How much does Owsley County spend per student?
Owsley County spends $18,702 per student. The district has an equity score of 95/100, ranking #2 in Kentucky.
What is the demographic composition of Owsley County?
Owsley County students are 96.3% White, 2.0% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Owsley County?
Owsley County has an equity score of 95/100, ranking #2 out of 171 districts in Kentucky.