District overview
Owen County Schools
Funding structure, how it compares to peers, and where major projects stand.
How the district is funded and governed
The Board adopts budgets, tax rates, policies, calendars, contracts and construction actions. Reviewed official records include approved minutes, combined meeting packets, current policies, the working budget and Board calendar.
FY2027 finances
The approved General Fund plan has $19.29 million in resources and appropriations, including $1.13 million carried forward; planned receipts are $18.17 million.
Tax rates
The Board adopted compensating rates of 71.8 cents for real property, 71.9 cents for personal property and 56.0 cents for motor vehicles on September 10.
Facilities
Approved minutes document continuing payments and change orders for athletics, life-safety and district-office construction; September Pay Application #15 was $326,267.21.
Student technology
Current policies restrict personal-device use during instruction and require procedures for responsible AI and emerging-technology use.
Next meetings
The official 2026 calendar lists November 16 and December 21 at 5:30 p.m. Eastern in the Upper Elementary media center.
Agenda and packet reports without later minutes describe proposals only; no official full-meeting recording archive was located in the reviewed source set.
Where the district stands
Includes $1,125,547 beginning balance; planned receipts are $18,168,379.
Major projects
Athletics, life-safety and central-office upgrades
Construction and closeout continued in October 2026Approved minutes show recurring DeVere and FieldTurf pay applications and change orders. The October maintenance report describes fencing, bleacher, press-box, grading, lighting and office work nearing closeout.
- Board approved DeVere Pay Application #9 and FieldTurf Pay Application #1.
- Board approved corrected construction change orders #18-24.
- Board approved FieldTurf Pay Application #3 and DeVere Pay Application #14.
- Board approved DeVere Pay Application #15 for $326,267.21.
- Packet proposed Pay Application #16; no approved October minutes were collected.
Funding
The reviewed records do not establish a complete project budget or funding mix.
Recent news
Reviewed and hash-verified all 27 stored originals: 15 approved Board minutes, eight Board or SBDM agendas/combined packets, the FY2027 working budget, official calendar, and current AI and device policies. Scanned packet pages were visually reviewed and proposals were reconciled to later embedded minutes where available.
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