Bowie High School
Public high school in Bowie, Texas · Bowie ISD · Grades 9–12
Bowie High School serves 467 students in grades 9–12 in Bowie (Montague County). It is one of 4 schools in Bowie ISD. By enrollment it is the 947th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 13.5 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 34.72 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Bowie ISD |
| County | Montague County |
| Area type | Town, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481099000563 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Bowie ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 467 | 1,503 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 13.5 | 13.6 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 39% | 48% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 45% 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
Bowie High School is the only high school in Bowie ISD. Its 467 students are 31.1% of the district's 1,503. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 22.8 miles away with a median enrollment of 259; 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 9 with 127 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 110, against an average of 117 per grade. This year grade 12 has 11% fewer students than grade 9 (113 against 127). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 73% here and 73.7% across Bowie ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 20.3%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
39% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 48% across Bowie ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 34.72 full-time-equivalent teachers for 467 students, Bowie High School has 13.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 467 students would have about 33.4 teachers, so Bowie High School has 1.3 more.
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 in a town more than 35 miles from an urbanized area, which NCES calls town, remote. The nearest other high school is Alvord High School, 15.7 miles away in Alvord ISD. No other high school is within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 73% |
| Hispanic | 20.3% |
| Two or more races | 3.6% |
| Black | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1.1% |
| Asian | 0.6% |
50.7% of students are girls and 49.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 127 |
| Grade 10 | 117 |
| Grade 11 | 110 |
| Grade 12 | 113 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
341 E Hwy 287 N, Bowie, TX 76230
Phone: (940)689-2840
Website: bowieisd.net
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alvord High School | Alvord ISD | 15.7 mi | 225 | 9.1 | 36.4% |
| Chico High School | Chico ISD | 17.6 mi | 166 | 8.9 | 50% |
| Nocona High School | Nocona ISD | 18.6 mi | 258 | 11.2 | 50.8% |
| Saint Jo High School | Saint Jo ISD | 21.4 mi | 145 | 9.4 | 40% |
| Bridgeport High School | Bridgeport ISD | 24.2 mi | 674 | 14.3 | 53.4% |
| Henrietta High School | Henrietta ISD | 26.7 mi | 268 | 8.6 | 37.3% |
| Decatur High School | Decatur ISD | 27.8 mi | 1,163 | 17.7 | 43.5% |
| Muenster High School | Muenster ISD | 28.4 mi | 259 | 10.6 | 15.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Bowie ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowie Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–2 | 350 |
| Bowie Intermediate School | Elementary | 3–5 | 342 |
| Bowie Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 344 |