Bowling Green High School
Public high school in Bowling Green, Missouri · Bowling Green R-I School District · Grades 9–12
Bowling Green High School serves 373 students in grades 9–12 in Bowling Green (Pike County). It is one of 4 schools in Bowling Green R-I School District. By enrollment it is the 221st largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 12.8 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Missouri high school (12.2).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 558 Missouri high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 29.03 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Bowling Green R-I School District |
| County | Pike County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 290566000115 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Bowling Green R-I | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 373 | 1,243 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 12.8 | 12.5 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 36.2% | 44.4% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 56% of Missouri high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Bowling Green High School in context
Size
Bowling Green High School is the only high school in Bowling Green R-I School District. Its 373 students are 30% of the district's 1,243. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 18.8 miles away and have a median of 217 students, so Bowling Green High School is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 10 with 114 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 75, against an average of 93 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 96 in grade 9 and 88 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 90.3% of enrollment, about the same share as across Bowling Green R-I (87%). Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
36.2% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 44.4% across Bowling Green R-I and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 15.5% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Bowling Green High School has 29.03 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.8 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 373 students would have about 30.6 teachers, so Bowling Green High School has 1.6 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri high schools (12.2).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, remote, which means it is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town. The nearest other high school is Louisiana High School, 9.5 miles away in Louisiana R-II School District. There are 0 high schools within 5 miles and 1 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 90.3% |
| Two or more races | 4.3% |
| Hispanic | 2.7% |
| Black | 1.3% |
| Asian | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
46.9% of students are girls and 53.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 96 |
| Grade 10 | 114 |
| Grade 11 | 75 |
| Grade 12 | 88 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
700 West Adams Street, Bowling Green, MO 63334
Phone: (573)324-5341
Website: bgschools.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Bowling Green High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana High School | Louisiana R-II | 9.5 mi | 187 | 11.9 | 61% |
| Clopton High School | Pike County R-III | 13.9 mi | 137 | 10.8 | 38.7% |
| Silex High School | Silex R-I | 16.3 mi | 247 | 13.3 | 33.2% |
| Van-Far Junior/Senior High School | Van-Far R-I | 16.8 mi | 248 | 10.9 | 47.6% |
| Mark Twain Senior High School | Ralls County R-II | 20.7 mi | 251 | 12 | 28.7% |
| Elsberry High School | Elsberry R-II | 25.0 mi | 264 | 14.3 | 37.1% |
| Wellsville-Middletown High School | Wellsville Middletown R-I | 26.4 mi | 145 | 9.2 | 53.8% |
| Community High School | Community R-VI | 26.6 mi | 154 | 8.6 | 33.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Bowling Green R-I
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowling Green Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 472 |
| Bowling Green Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 284 |
| Frankford Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 114 |