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What's something Owen County High School does better than most schools?
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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
D
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Scored higher than 14% of Kentucky public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kentucky public high schools
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
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 113 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 129 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 149 | 28% |
| Grade 12 | 139 | 26% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 47% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). 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 →
Schools most like Owen County High School
Owen County High School's state test result (28.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owen County High School this school | 531 | 55.9% | 28.8% |
| Hart County High School Munfordville | 645 | 55.5% | 50.7% |
| Green County High School Greensburg | 490 | 58.4% | 39.5% |
| Nicholas County High School Carlisle | 435 | 57.2% | 31.5% |
| Edmonson County High School Brownsville | 546 | 57.7% | 35.3% |
| East Carter County High School Grayson | 678 | 55.9% | 34.8% |
Matched among Kentucky high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Owen County High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.8% | #172 of 211 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #121 of 211 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #172 of 211 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 531 | #156 of 304 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.7:1 | #143 of 217 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.8% | #151 of 217 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.9% | #122 of 230 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.7% | #82 of 139 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
531
-12 (-2%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 541
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 19.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 531 | 30 | 17.7:1 | 56% (297) |
| 2023-24 | 558 | 28 | 19.9:1 | 54% (299) |
| 2022-23 | 558 | 30.5 | 18.3:1 | 53% (294) |
| 2020-21 | 543 | 28 | 19.4:1 | 58% (313) |
| 2017-18 | 569 | 31.3 | 18.2:1 | 60% (340) |
| 2015-16 | 587 | 33 | 17.8:1 | 56% (328) |
| 2010-11 | 552 | 31 | 17.8:1 | 56% (309) |
| 2000-01 | 542 | 31 | 17.5:1 | 33% (181) |
| 1990-91 | 541 | 29 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Owen County High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (569 to 531); teachers down 4% (31.3 to 30).
About Owen County High School
At 2340 Hwy 22 E in Owenton, Kentucky, Owen County High School operates as a mid-sized high school. It reported 531 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25.
Owen County High School reports to Owen County, which has 3 schools and 1,680 students.
Roughly 90% of students at Owen County High School are White. Other groups include 6% Hispanic. Owen County residents are about 94% White, a similar share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 18%.
Staffing at Owen County High School comes to 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 17.7:1. By comparison, the average for high schools in Kentucky is 16.6:1. Owen County High School counts 56% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Owen County is similar, at 58%.
Among Kentucky public high schools, Owen County High School outscored 14%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
The BeatsExpectations model predicts 44.3% for Owen County High School, given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The actual figure is 28.8%. The 15.5-point gap ranks in the bottom 10% of Kentucky schools.
In Owen County, median household income comes to about $61,134, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. The county's public schools total 3, with about 1,680 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Maurice Bowling Middle School, is about 0.2 miles. Other public schools within five miles: 2. Ranked by average proficiency, Owen County High School places 6th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
For locale, NCES codes Owen County High School as Rural: Distant.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 543 in 2020-21, 531 in 2024-25. The ratio was 19.4:1 in 2020-21 and 17.7:1 in 2024-25.
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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 Jr. High15.4 mi · 172
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.
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