What Owsley County High School does

Owsley County High School operates as part of the Owsley County School District, a public K-12 government entity headquartered at 14 Old HWY 11 in Booneville, Kentucky. The district serves middle and high school students (grades 6-12) at the Owsley County High School campus and also operates Owsley County Elementary School (K-5) as a wholly owned operating subsidiary. The high school is one of the only public secondary education options for residents of Owsley County, a small, rural Appalachian county, and provides core public education services including college preparatory coursework and standardized testing administration at no cost to enrolled students.

The district's operating stack centers on a public-facing website platform (owsley.kyschools.us) with sub-sites for the high school and elementary school, a Financial Transparency Portal, and dedicated iOS and Android mobile applications. Back-office operations run on Infinite Campus (student information system with parent/student portal access) and Microsoft Outlook/Office 365 for communications, alongside Kentucky's statewide Safe School Tip Line for safety reporting. Social channels include official Facebook and X (formerly Twitter) accounts. Reported 9-12 grade proficiency rates are 40% reading (5% distinguished) and 12% math (9% distinguished).

The business model is that of a state-administered public school district: revenue is not publicly disclosed and is sourced from Kentucky Department of Education allocations, local property tax revenues, and federal education programs. There are no tuition or fees for core educational services. The entity has no private ownership, venture capital exposure, or M&A activity, operating under the governance of the Owsley County Board of Education and the Kentucky Department of Education.

Name

Owsley County High School

Legal name

Owsley County School District

Website

https://owsley.kyschools.us

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Owsley County High School is part of the Owsley County School District, a public K-12 government entity in Booneville, Kentucky, providing free middle and high school education (grades 6-12) to residents of rural Owsley County, funded by state and local government allocations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Public Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public School Districts (K–12) (EDADABAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Public Elementary Schools (EDAJAAAB)

Keywords

• Public secondary education
• K-12 public schools
• Rural school district
• College preparatory programs
• Standardized testing administration

Headquarters

HQ city

Booneville, Kentucky

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Education Funding: Public school district funded through state and local government allocations, tax revenues, and per-pupil funding from Kentucky Department of Education.

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Owsley County High School, part of the Owsley County School District, provides free public education to students in grades 6-12 in Booneville, Kentucky. The school delivers middle and high school instruction including college preparatory courses and standardized testing administration, supported by a student information system (Infinite Campus), a parent portal, and district mobile applications.

Product overview

Owsley County School District operates a website platform consisting of the main district website and sub-sites for Owsley County High School and Owsley County Elementary School. The district website serves as the primary public-facing platform providing academic performance data, district news, financial transparency information, and access to student information systems via Infinite Campus. The district also offers mobile applications for iOS and Android devices. The Financial Transparency Portal provides public access to financial documents and reports.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Owsley County School District Website

Quantifiable outcome

• 9-12 grade reading proficiency: 40% Proficient, 5% Distinguished
• +1 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Letcher County Schools: Public school district in Letcher County in the Appalachian coalfields of eastern Kentucky. Highly comparable rural demographic profile, similar funding pressures, and analogous K-12 grade structure.
• Magoffin County Schools: Public school district serving Magoffin County, a small rural eastern Kentucky county. Comparable in scale, demographics, and Appalachian regional context to Owsley County.
• Breathitt County Schools: Public school district serving Breathitt County in eastern Appalachian Kentucky. Closely comparable to Owsley County in rural setting, demographic profile, county size, and K-12 grade-band structure.
• Powell County School District: Public school district serving Powell County, Kentucky. Similar rural eastern Kentucky positioning, comparable scale, and shared K-12 instructional and funding model.
• Lee County School District: Public school district serving Lee County, Kentucky, an adjacent rural Appalachian county to Owsley. Operates K-12 schools in a similar small-scale, low-population environment with overlapping economic and demographic challenges.
• Wolfe County Schools: Public school district covering Wolfe County in eastern Kentucky. Comparable in size, rural Appalachian geography, and grade span, providing a close like-for-like operational comparison.

Emerging players

• Connections Academy: Operator of tuition-free online public schools serving K-12 students across multiple U.S. states. Relevant as an alternative K-12 public schooling option and a benchmark for digital curriculum delivery.
• Stride Learning (K12 Inc.): Operator of online K-12 programs including K12-powered schools. Compares to Owsley as an alternative K-12 delivery model that competes for the same student population and is relevant as a digital learning reference point.

Broad incumbents

• Fayette County Public Schools: Largest public school district in Kentucky, serving the Lexington area. Useful as a benchmark for state assessment performance, curriculum standards, and operational practices that Owsley County is measured against.

Regional players

• Pike County Schools: Public school district serving Pike County in eastern Appalachian Kentucky. Larger than Owsley but operating in the same regional labor market, state policy environment, and demographic profile, providing a useful benchmark.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/owsleyschools
• Facebookfacebook.com/owsleycoschools
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/owsley-county-high-school

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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