📍 65 North School Street, Manchester, Capitol Planning Region, 06042
Bowers School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Manchester, Capitol Planning Region. The school has 323 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Manchester School District school district. It serves grades K–4 in a suburban setting. The school employs 32.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.9:1.
Bowers School enrolls 323 students across grades K–4. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 32.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 40% Hispanic or Latino, 31% White and 18% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 129 | 40% |
| White | 101 | 31% |
| Black or African American | 58 | 18% |
| Asian | 17 | 5.3% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 3.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
163 of the school's 323 students (50%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Bowers School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Bowers School is one of 10 schools in Manchester School District, based in Manchester, Connecticut. The district serves 6,122 students district-wide and employs 659 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 323 students, Bowers School is smaller than the district average of about 612 students per school.