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Owen County High School

Q: Is Owen County High School a good school?

Owen County High School ranks 190 th of 254 Kentucky high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

190^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 254 Kentucky High Schools

Better than 25% of Kentucky high schools

Summary

Owen County High School is a public high school in Owenton, Kentucky, serving 558 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Owen County School District, which is ranked 147 out of 157 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Over the past decade, Owen County High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Kentucky high schools and maintained a 1-star rating, indicating below-average performance. The school struggles across various student subgroups, with particularly concerning performance for Hispanic and low socioeconomic status students. Academically, the school's proficiency rates range from 11% to 40%, well below state averages. While the school's graduation rate is generally on par with the state, its dropout rate is slightly higher, and it has a significant chronic absenteeism problem.

Compared to nearby high schools, such as Gallatin County High School, Grant County High School, and Williamstown Senior High, Owen County High School generally performs worse across various metrics. Williamstown Senior High, in particular, stands out as a higher-performing school, consistently ranking in the top 20% of Kentucky high schools and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The nearby schools also have more consistent and higher per-student spending, as well as lower student-teacher ratios, which may contribute to their stronger academic performance.

531

Students ?

17.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,776

Per pupil spending ?

55.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2340 Hwy 22 E
Owenton, KY 40359

(502) 484-5509

District: Owen County

Feeder schools for Owen County High School:

Elementary:	Owen County Elementary/Primary School
Middle:	Maurice Bowling Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.4%

Hispanic:

6.2%

Two or more races:

1.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 39th percentile in 2015 → 25th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (32% vs 39% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 25% Kentucky)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg32%

Kentucky avg39%

190^th of 254

Kentucky public high schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 39% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

147^th of 157Owen County among Kentucky districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	190 of 254	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.6	204 of 290	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	205 of 276	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.4	191 of 271	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.8	202 of 267	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.3	205 of 285	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.4	187 of 271	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	49.9	171 of 287	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	51.4	152 of 288	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.8	179 of 295	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	31.7	214 of 290	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	49.0	158 of 291	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	52.6	97 of 229	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	62.0	67 of 226	70.4%	★★★★☆
2010	48.5	111 of 223	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	68.7	50 of 217	77.0%	★★★★☆
2008	60.9	64 of 217	70.5%	★★★★☆
2007	35.1	146 of 217	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2021	38.9	87 of 154	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.9	98 of 166	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.7	48 of 166	71.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	181 of 239	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.0	176 of 261	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.4	197 of 253	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	205 of 252	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.2	186 of 236	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.2	202 of 249	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.6	171 of 234	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	54.4	55 of 102	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	3.5	122 of 124	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	195 of 242	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	235 of 274	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	239 of 272	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	222 of 266	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.7	140 of 234	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.0	196 of 254	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.0	187 of 232	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	183 of 239	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	218 of 262	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	206 of 259	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.0	174 of 257	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.7	144 of 238	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.1	184 of 251	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.6	172 of 237	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	30.4	122 of 168	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	184 of 226	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	197 of 251	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.4	204 of 273	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	221 of 264	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	196 of 260	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.4	174 of 203	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.0	176 of 219	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.1	161 of 198	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Gifted and Talented (2019)46th percentile+18 vs school

Disabled (2021)44th percentile+19 vs school

Special Education (2024)27th percentile~ school

Female (2025)24th percentile~ school

Male (2025)23rd percentile~ school

White (2025)22nd percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2024)2nd percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Writing40%-5 vs state

Mathematics39%~ state avg

Reading38%-9 vs state

Editing and Mechanics35%-6 vs state

Social Studies27%-11 vs state

Science11%-11 vs state

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Schools Near Owen County High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KSA Mathematics (2025)	KSA Reading (2025)	KSA Science (2025)	KSA Writing (2025)	KSA Social Studies (2025)	KSA Editing and Mechanics (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KSA Mathematics 10th Grade	KSA Reading 10th Grade	KSA Science 11th Grade	KSA Writing 11th Grade	KSA Social Studies 11th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Owen County High School	Public	9-12	2340 Hwy 22 E	Owenton	40359	Owen County	Owen County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 484-5509	531	30	17.7	55.9%	480 (90.4%)	5 (0.9%)	33 (6.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	29.9	190^th of 254 public high schools	25.2%		29.6	204^th of 290 public high schools	29.7%	14	39.0	38.0	11.0	40.0	27.0	35.0	$8,776	$516	$916	$1,431	$9,803	$4,467	$14,270
Grant County High School	Public	9-12	715 Warsaw Road	Dry Ridge	41035	Grant County	Grant County	No	No	No	No	(859) 824-9739	1,016	52	19.5	64.9%	901 (88.7%)	10 (1.0%)	68 (6.7%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	30 (3.0%)	22.8	199^th of 254 public high schools	21.7%		30.3	203^rd of 290 public high schools	30.0%	4	29.0	35.0		43.0	23.0	25.0	$12,550	$617	$398	$1,015	$10,166	$4,309	$14,581
Williamstown Senior High	Public	9-12	300 Helton Street	Williamstown	41097	Grant County	Williamstown Independent	No	No	No	No	(859) 824-4421	200	17	11.7	50.5%	172 (86.0%)	2 (1.0%)	15 (7.5%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.0%)	52	113^th of 254 public high schools	55.5%		73.7	58^th of 290 public high schools	80.0%	55	39.0	42.0		52.0	34.0	46.0	$24,046	$984	$780	$1,764	$10,902	$4,025	$14,929
Gallatin County High School	Public	9-12	70 Wildcat Circle	Warsaw	41095	Gallatin County	Gallatin County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 567-7640	424	23	18.4	74.5%	355 (83.7%)	2 (0.5%)	54 (12.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	13.7	225^th of 254 public high schools	11.4%		15.9	235^th of 290 public high schools	19.0%	10	30.0	36.0	9.0	23.0	20.0	22.0	$21,626	$865	$255	$2,765	$10,286	$3,844	$16,098
iLEAD Academy	Public	9-12	2557 Ky-227	Carrollton	41008	Carroll County	Kentucky Technical System	No	No	No	No	(502) 732-3090	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
iLead Academy School	Public	9-12	2557 Highway 227	Carrollton	41008	Carroll County	Carroll County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(502) 732-3090	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Owen County High School

What is the racial makeup of Owen County High School?

Students at Owen County High School are 90% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Owen County High School in?

Owen County

How many students attend Owen County High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 531 students attended Owen County High School.

Is Owen County High School a good school?

Owen County High School ranks 190^th of 254 Kentucky high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools feed into Owen County High School?

Owen County High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Owen County Elementary/Primary School
Middle : Maurice Bowling Middle School

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