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Owen County Public Schools, KY: schools, enrollment and spending

Owen County Public Schools runs 3 public schools with 1,680 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 15.4 students per teacher is about the same as the Kentucky figure of 15.6.Listed in NCES data as "Owen County".

At a glance

Schools
3
Students
1,680
Teachers (FTE)
109
Students per teacher
15.4
KY: 15.6 · US: 15.3
Address
1600 Hwy 22 E, Owenton, KY 40359
County
Owen County
Locale
Rural: Distant
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
2104560
State district ID
KY-094471000
Total staff (FTE)
262
School counselors (FTE)
5.0About 336 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
9.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district15.4
Kentucky15.6
United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (1,764), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$24.1 million
Federal revenue
$4.0 million
State revenue
$14.0 million
Local revenue
$6.1 million
Total spending
$21.1 million
Spending per pupil
$11,960
Salaries
$10.2 million48.3% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$21.1 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 16.4%
  • State: 58.3%
  • Local: 25.2%

Kentucky overall

  • Federal: 15.8%
  • State: 50.5%
  • Local: 33.7%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$11,960
Kentucky$13,951
United States$16,826

Schools in Owen County Public Schools

By level: 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Maurice Bowling Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle5 to 847514.8
Owen County Elementary/Primary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 467414.3
Owen County High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 1253117.7

Nearby and related

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.