Bowie High School
Public high school in Austin, Texas · Austin ISD · Grades 9–12
Bowie High School serves 2,876 students in grades 9–12 in Austin (Travis County). It is one of 121 schools in Austin ISD. By enrollment it is the 97th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 17.6 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 163.81 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Austin ISD |
| County | Travis County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 480894006508 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Austin ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 2,876 | 72,272 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 17.6 | 14.1 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 14% | 51.1% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 83% of Texas 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.
Bowie High School in context
Size
Of the 22 high schools in Austin ISD, Bowie High School is the largest, with 4% of the district's students. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 5.5 miles away with a median enrollment of 805; Bowie 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 762 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 664, against an average of 719 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 714 in grade 9 and 664 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 56.2% here and 30.4% across Austin ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 31%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
14% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 51.1% across Austin ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. 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
With 163.81 full-time-equivalent teachers for 2,876 students, Bowie High School has 17.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 2,876 students would have about 205.4 teachers, so Bowie High School has 41.6 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Bowie High School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other high school is Crockett Early College High School, 4.1 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 20 other high schools, 2 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 56.2% |
| Hispanic | 31% |
| Two or more races | 5.1% |
| Asian | 4.7% |
| Black | 2.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
47% of students are girls and 53% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 714 |
| Grade 10 | 762 |
| Grade 11 | 736 |
| Grade 12 | 664 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
4103 W Slaughter Ln, Austin, TX 78749
Phone: (512)414-5247
Website: austinisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Bowie High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crockett Early College High School | Austin ISD | 4.1 mi | 1,529 | 14.4 | 65.5% |
| Akins Early College High School | Austin ISD | 4.3 mi | 2,421 | 15.7 | 63.8% |
| Premier High School-Austin South Campus | Premier High Schools | 5.2 mi | 143 | 23.8 | 57.3% |
| Richards School for Young Women Leaders | Austin ISD | 5.4 mi | 920 | 17.5 | 36.7% |
| Wayside Sci-Tech Middle and High School | Wayside Schools | 5.5 mi | 554 | 13.6 | 88.3% |
| IDEA Bluff Springs College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 5.8 mi | 689 | 17.1 | 85.2% |
| KIPP Austin Brave | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 6.2 mi | 490 | 12.9 | 88.6% |
| Moe and Gene Johnson High School | Hays CISD | 6.4 mi | 2,870 | 19.7 | 33.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.