Enrollment
291
High
DISTRICT 364 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OWSLEY COUNTY·NCES 210462001143
Owsley County High School
177 Shepherd Lane, Booneville, KY 41314 · (606) 593-5185 · Owsley County
GRADES 06–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL291 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 60% 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.
- ABeats 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
15.2:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
283 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 63%
Community
0
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 6 | 39 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 32 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 43 | 15% |
| Grade 9 | 49 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 44 | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 44 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 40 | 14% |
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 7% · 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 Owsley County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
39.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
33.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
34.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.0%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% typical for Kentucky schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Kentucky's top nor bottom 10%.
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 Owsley County High School
Owsley County High School's state test result (34.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owsley County High School this school | 291 | 97.3% | 34.7% |
| Fairview High School Ashland | 257 | 90.7% | 27.9% |
| Phelps High School Phelps | 239 | 89.5% | 42.0% |
| Lee County Middle High School Beattyville | 422 | 87.0% | 28.8% |
| Dayton High School Dayton | 358 | 85.8% | 29.2% |
| Lynn Camp Middle High School Corbin | 447 | 81.4% | 33.1% |
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 Owsley County High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.7% | #134 of 211 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #158 of 211 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #168 of 211 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 291 | #208 of 304 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #63 of 217 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 5.4% | #208 of 217 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.3% | #1 of 230 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.4% | #87 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
291
-102 (-26%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 435
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 291 | 19.1 | 15.2:1 | 97% (283) |
| 2023-24 | 317 | 21.5 | 14.7:1 | 98% (311) |
| 2022-23 | 373 | 23 | 16.2:1 | 98% (365) |
| 2020-21 | 393 | 23 | 17.1:1 | 96% (378) |
| 2017-18 | 311 | 20.5 | 15.2:1 | 96% (300) |
| 2015-16 | 339 | 21 | 16.1:1 | 88% (299) |
| 2010-11 | 376 | 29 | 13.0:1 | 85% (321) |
| 2000-01 | 444 | 30 | 14.8:1 | 90% (401) |
| 1990-91 | 435 | 25 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Owsley County High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (311 to 291); teachers down 7% (20.5 to 19.1).
About Owsley County High School
Owsley County High School is a public high school run by Owsley County in Booneville, Kentucky. It educates 291 students in grades 6 through 12. The school's enrollment is 48% smaller than the 558 average for high schools in Kentucky.
Owsley County serves 727 students across 2 schools.
Most students at Owsley County High School are White: 97% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 2% Hispanic. County-wide, about 96% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at Owsley County High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 5%.
The school has about 15.2 students per teacher and 19.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. That ratio is under the 16.6:1 average for high schools in Kentucky. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 97%. For comparison, public schools in Owsley County average 81%.
Owsley County High School is graded B by allk12, scoring above 60% of Kentucky public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
In Kentucky, Owsley County High School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 34.7% actual against a predicted 29.0%.
Census estimates describe Owsley County this way: median household income is about $22,188, 7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 40% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Owsley County number 2 and enroll about 727.
The nearest public school is Owsley County Elementary School, at about 0.3 miles. There are 4 other public schools within ten miles. Owsley County High School places 4th of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Remote. That means it sits in rural territory far from an urban area.
Owsley County High School had 393 students in 2020-21 and 291 in 2024-25, a 26% decrease. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 17.1:1 to 15.2:1.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Owsley County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,971
Census ACS
Median income
$22,188
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
7%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
40%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2
727 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Owsley County
- Owsley County Elementary SchoolElementary · 436 students
Other schools in Booneville
- Owsley County Elementary SchoolElementary · 436 students
- Highland-Turner Elementary SchoolElementary · 184 students
Nearby schools
- Owsley County Elementary School0.3 mi · 436
- Lee County Elementary School5.9 mi · 468
- Lee County Middle High School7.6 mi · 422
- Highland-Turner Elementary School9.9 mi · 184
- Buckhorn School13.9 mi · 320
- Oneida Elementary School14.2 mi · 110
Frequently asked questions
About Owsley County High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Owsley County High School?
Owsley County High School enrolls approximately 291 students in grades 06-12.
Is Owsley County High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Owsley County High School is a high school covering grades 06-12.
How many teachers does Owsley County High School have?
Owsley County High School employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Owsley County High School?
Student demographics at Owsley County High School are roughly 97% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Owsley County High School?
Owsley County High School is overseen by Owsley County in Owsley County.
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