Owen County School District

Public Regional · 3 towns Grades PK–12 B-School Grade

Public schools for Owenton, Monterey and Gratz, and parts of Sparta.

At a glance

1,680Students enrolled

3Schools

3Towns served

$13,941Spent per student

15:1Student–teacher ratio

58%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

OwentonMontereyGratz

Grades PK–4

Owen County Elementary/Primary School674 students · OwentonThis district

Grades 5–8

Maurice Bowling Middle School475 students · OwentonThis district

Grades PK–4

Owen County Elementary/Primary School674 students · OwentonThis district

Grades 5–8

Maurice Bowling Middle School475 students · OwentonThis district

Grades PK–4

Owen County Elementary/Primary School674 students · OwentonThis district

Grades 5–8

Maurice Bowling Middle School475 students · OwentonThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs KY

Math proficiency24%

State average 29.6%

Reading / language arts32%

State average 41.3%

Graduation rate (4-year)97%

State average 91.8%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$13,941

per student each year · 5% below the KY average

Spending

Classroom instruction58%

Support & administration36%

Other7%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)29%

State56%

Federal15%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

1,764’20

1,733’21

1,732’22

1,687’23

1,680’24

Students

White · 91%1,526

Hispanic · 6%98

Two or more races · 2%39

Black · 1%12

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%3

Asian · 0%2

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

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Owenton1,511 people

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Monterey92 people

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Gratz80 people

Also covers small parts of Sparta.

Schools3 in district

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Owen County Elementary/Primary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–4 · 674 students · Owenton

B-Public 📚

Maurice Bowling Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 5–8 · 475 students · Owenton

C+Public 🏫

Owen County High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 531 students · Owenton

CPublic

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.