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Bowling Green City School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Ohio for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 5%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 630 students in Bowling Green City School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 6/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Ohio.
Public Middle School in Bowling Green City School District have an average math proficiency score of 53% (versus the Ohio public middle school average of 47%), and reading proficiency score of 56% (versus the 55% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 22% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Ohio public middle school average of 39% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (OH)
# Schools
6 Schools
1,279 Schools
# Students
2,586 Students
573,334 Students
# Teachers
158 Teachers
33,106 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
District Rank
Bowling Green City School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 927 school districts in Ohio (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 96% has decreased from 98% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#414 out of 929 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
52%
52%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
61%
60%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
70%
63%
Graduation Rate
96%
86%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.41
0.57
# American Indian Students
7 Students
815 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
47 Students
11,845 Students
% Asian Students
2%
2%
# Hispanic Students
351 Students
45,443 Students
% Hispanic Students
13%
8%
# Black Students
102 Students
129,096 Students
% Black Students
4%
23%
# White Students
1,955 Students
350,612 Students
% White Students
76%
61%
# Hawaiian Students
2 Students
594 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
122 Students
34,929 Students
% of Two or more races Students
5%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
103
3,025
# Students in K Grade:
182
15,463
# Students in 1st Grade:
192
15,145
# Students in 2nd Grade:
167
13,450
# Students in 3rd Grade:
155
14,820
# Students in 4th Grade:
171
16,518
# Students in 5th Grade:
179
30,775
# Students in 6th Grade:
207
87,343
# Students in 7th Grade:
207
124,192
# Students in 8th Grade:
216
128,202
# Students in 9th Grade:
245
30,514
# Students in 10th Grade:
212
29,300
# Students in 11th Grade:
156
32,851
# Students in 12th Grade:
194
31,736
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $16,135 in this school district is less than the state median of $17,216. The school district revenue/student has grown by 19% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,585 is less than the state median of $17,164. The school district spending/student has grown by 20% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$42 MM
$28,879 MM
Spending
$38 MM
$28,792 MM
Revenue / Student
$16,135
$17,216
Spending / Student
$14,585
$17,164
Best Bowling Green City School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Bowling Green Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 53% | Reading: 56%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
1079 Fairview Ave
Bowling Green, OH 43402
(419) 354-0200
Bowling Green, OH 43402
(419) 354-0200
Grades: 6-8
| 630 students
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