📍 410 S Mitchell Avenue, Bakersville, Mitchell County, 28705
Bowman Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Bakersville, Mitchell County. The school has 202 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Mitchell County Schools school district. It serves grades 5–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 14.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1. 46% of students are proficient in reading. 33% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bowman Middle enrolls 202 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 14.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% White, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino and 3.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 187 | 93% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 | 3.5% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 3.5% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
124 of the school's 202 students (61%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 111 qualify for free lunch and 13 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.
Bowman Middle 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 NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 47, state house district 85.
Bowman Middle is one of 7 schools in Mitchell County Schools, based in Bakersville, North Carolina. The district serves 1,738 students district-wide and employs 127 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 202 students, Bowman Middle is smaller than the district average of about 248 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant