📍 504 W College St, Bowdon, Carroll County, 30108
Bowdon High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Bowdon, Carroll County. The school has 387 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Carroll County school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 25.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 9 AP courses, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bowdon High School enrolls 387 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 25.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% White, 11% Black or African American and 8.8% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 278 | 72% |
| Black or African American | 44 | 11% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 34 | 8.8% |
| Two or more races | 31 | 8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
234 of the school's 387 students (60%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 184 qualify for free lunch and 50 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Bowdon High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district GA-30, state senate district 30, state house district 69.
Bowdon High School is one of 24 schools in Carroll County, based in Carrollton, Georgia. The district serves 16,400 students district-wide and employs 1,023 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 387 students, Bowdon High School is smaller than the district average of about 683 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant