📍 341 e Hwy 287 N, Bowie, Montague County, 76230
Bowie H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Bowie, Montague County. The school has 498 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Joanne Keeler. It is part of the Bowie Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 39.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. The school offers 4 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bowie H S enrolls 498 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 39.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% White, 19% Hispanic or Latino and 3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 372 | 75% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 95 | 19% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 8 | 1.6% |
| Asian | 5 | 1% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
219 of the school's 498 students (44%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 208 qualify for free lunch and 11 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Bowie H S is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). 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 TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 30, state house district 68.
Bowie H S is one of 4 schools in BOWIE ISD, based in BOWIE, Texas. The district serves 1,503 students district-wide and employs 130 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 498 students, Bowie H S is larger than the district average of about 376 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote