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What advice would you give to incoming students at Owen County High School?
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Enrollment
531
High
DISTRICT 560 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OWEN COUNTY·NCES 210456001128
Owen County High School
2340 Hwy 22 E, Owenton, KY 40359 · (502) 484-5509 · Owen County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL531 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
297 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 63%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Owen County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
38.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
39.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kentucky schools, those numbers are about 48 and 43.
Source: KSA (K-PREP). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of KY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
28.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.3%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 44% typical for Kentucky schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
531
-38 (-7%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 18.2:1
% White
90%
was 95%
% Hispanic
6%
was 4%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Owen County High School
Set in Owenton, Kentucky, Owen County High School is a moderately sized four-year high school, part of Owen County. It works with 531 students across grades 9 through 12.
Owen County High School is one of 3 schools operated by Owen County, a district that teaches 1,680 students overall.
Demographically, Owen County High School reports that nearly all students (90%) are White. Beyond that, the school logs 6% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Owen County as a whole.
Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.7:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 16.6:1 average. Around 56% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Owen County High School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 44.3%; this one comes in at 28.8%, -15.5 points off the demographic line.
In the area at large, Owen County reports that median household earnings sit near $61,134, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Across Owen County's 3 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,680 students), Owen County High School is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is Maurice Bowling Middle School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Owen County High School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Owen County High School at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 31.5%.
The campus sits in a low-density setting.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Owen County High School has ticked down 7%, going from 569 students in 2018 to 531 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 95% to 90% across the same window.
Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
Owen County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
11,330
Census ACS
Median income
$61,134
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
3
1,680 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Owen County
- Owen County Elementary/Primary SchoolElementary · 674 students
- Maurice Bowling Middle SchoolMiddle · 475 students
Other schools in Owenton
- Owen County Elementary/Primary SchoolElementary · 674 students
- Maurice Bowling Middle SchoolMiddle · 475 students
Nearby schools
- Maurice Bowling Middle School0.2 mi · 475
- Owen County Elementary/Primary School0.4 mi · 674
- Mason-Corinth Elementary13.2 mi · 299
- Eastern Elementary School14.2 mi · 189
- Grant County High School14.8 mi · 1,016
- Williamstown Elementary15.4 mi · 397
Frequently asked questions
About Owen County High SchoolHow large is Owen County High School?
Owen County High School enrolls approximately 531 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Owen County High School serve?
Owen County High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Owen County High School?
Approximately 17.7:1 students per teacher at Owen County High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Owen County High School?
At Owen County High School, the student body is approximately 90% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Owen County High School public or private?
Owen County High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Owen County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.