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Regular local school district · Owsley County

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

Owsley County Public Schools runs 2 public schools with 727 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 12.8 students per teacher is 2.8 lower than the Kentucky figure of 15.6.Listed in NCES data as "Owsley County".

At a glance

Schools
2
Students
727
Teachers (FTE)
57
Students per teacher
12.8
KY: 15.6 · US: 15.3
Address
14 Old KY 11, Booneville, KY 41314
County
Owsley County
Locale
Rural: Remote
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
2104620
State district ID
KY-095475000
Total staff (FTE)
146
School counselors (FTE)
2.0About 364 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
6.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district12.8
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 (832), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$13.2 million
Federal revenue
$5.3 million
State revenue
$6.1 million
Local revenue
$1.8 million
Total spending
$12.1 million
Spending per pupil
$14,547
Salaries
$5.5 million45.8% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$3.2 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 40.1%
  • State: 46.6%
  • Local: 13.3%

Kentucky overall

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

Spending per pupil compared

This district$14,547
Kentucky$13,951
United States$16,826

Schools in Owsley County Public Schools

By level: 1 high, 1 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Owsley County Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 543611.5
Owsley County High SchoolCEP schoolHigh6 to 1229115.3

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.