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Owensboro Public Schools, Kentucky

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Owensboro Public Schools
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 4,970 (2023-2024)
Schools: 13 (2023-2024)
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Owensboro Public Schools is a school district in Kentucky (Daviess County). During the 2024 school year, 4,970 students attended one of the district's 13 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

Owensboro Public Schools consists of five members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Melissa Decker
Jeremy Edge
Ashley Johnson
Jeremy Luckett
Leigh Rhoads Doyal

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $19,191,000 $3,889 23%
Local: $20,781,000 $4,211 25%
State: $43,151,000 $8,744 52%
Total: $83,123,000 $16,844
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $84,166,000 $17,054
Total Current Expenditures: $74,068,000 $15,008
Instructional Expenditures: $46,106,000 $9,342 55%
Student and Staff Support: $8,380,000 $1,698 10%
Administration: $8,331,000 $1,688 10%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $11,251,000 $2,279 13%
Total Capital Outlay: $7,597,000 $1,539
Construction: $7,193,000 $1,457
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $583,000 $118
Interest on Debt: $1,897,000 $384


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 27 35-39 13 20 PS 20-24 33
2018-2019 43 50-54 26 35-39 PS 35-39 49
2017-2018 43 45-49 24 35-39 PS 35 50
2016-2017 42 45-49 24 35-39 35-39 48
2015-2016 41 40-44 26 30-34 PS 30-34 47
2014-2015 37 35-39 19 35-39 PS 30-34 42
2013-2014 40 25-29 25 35-39 PS 35-39 45
2012-2013 36 30-39 24 30-34 PS 30-34 39
2011-2012 29 30-39 18 20-24 PS 25-29 32
2010-2011 75 PS 60-64 80-89 80-84 76

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 36 40-49 25-29 29 PS 30-34 41
2018-2019 50 55-59 31 40-44 PS 45-49 56
2017-2018 50 55-59 29 45-49 PS 37 57
2016-2017 49 40-44 28 45-49 40-44 55
2015-2016 51 40-44 33 40-44 PS 40-44 57
2014-2015 48 30-34 31 40-44 35-39 55
2013-2014 50 20-29 38 45-49 PS 45-49 55
2012-2013 44 20-29 29 40-44 PS 35-39 50
2011-2012 40 40-59 23 30-34 PS 40-44 45
2010-2011 81 PS 70-74 80-89 85-89 83

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 89 >=50 >=90 80-89 >=80 85-89
2018-2019 84 >=50 80-89 60-79 60-79 85-89
2017-2018 84 >=50 85-89 >=80 >=80 80-84
2016-2017 86 >=50 90-94 >=80 >=50 85-89
2015-2016 86 >=50 80-84 60-79 PS >=50 85-89
2014-2015 88 >=50 >=90 >=50 PS 60-79 85-89
2013-2014 85 >=50 80-89 >=50 >=80 85-89
2012-2013 87 PS 90-94 >=50 85-89


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 4,970 -1.4
2022-2023 5,040 2.1
2021-2022 4,935 1.4
2020-2021 4,866 -6.4
2019-2020 5,176 4.2
2018-2019 4,958 -3.8
2017-2018 5,144 1.1
2016-2017 5,085 -1.3
2015-2016 5,150 2.3
2014-2015 5,032 1.1
2013-2014 4,975 2.1
2012-2013 4,873 5.1
2011-2012 4,624 9.8
2010-2011 4,172 -4.0
2009-2010 4,338 4.7
2008-2009 4,132 -0.4
2007-2008 4,147 3.5
2006-2007 4,000 -10.0
2005-2006 4,398 1.4
2004-2005 4,338 1.8
2003-2004 4,261 -0.7
2002-2003 4,292 0.1
2001-2002 4,289 2.8
2000-2001 4,170 -3.4
1999-2000 4,312 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Owensboro Public Schools (%) Kentucky K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2 0.1
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 2.9 2.1
Black 13.6 10.7
Hispanic 14.6 9.5
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.2 0.2
Two or More Races 12.7 5.3
White 55.8 72.0

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Owensboro Public Schools had 378.60 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 13.13.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 11.00
Kindergarten: 22.00
Elementary: 181.00
Secondary: 90.00
Total: 378.60

Owensboro Public Schools employed 8.00 district administrators and 29.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 8.00
District Administrative Support: 24.00
School Administrators: 29.00
School Administrative Support: 38.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 135.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 19.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 17.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 8.00
Library/Media Support: 2.00
Student Support Services: 48.00
Other Support Services: 159.00


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

Owensboro Public Schools operates 13 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Cravens Elementary School377KG-5
Emerson Academy989-12
Estes Elementary School444PK-5
Foust Elementary School412KG-5
Hager Preschool142PK-PK
Kentucky Tech - Owensboro Campus0UG-UG
Newton Parrish Elementary School547KG-5
Owensboro High School1,3299-12
Owensboro Innovation Academy09-12
Owensboro Innovation Middle School3126-8
Owensboro Middle School7866-8
Owensboro Technical College0UG-UG
Sutton Elementary School514KG-5

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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