BUILDING CONSTRUCTION ACADEMY AT BOWERS WHITLEY

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION ACADEMY AT BOWERS WHITLEY operates as a micro-enrollment senior high in TAMPA, Florida, run under HILLSBOROUGH. Current enrollment sits at 76 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 1,035 students per school, that is 93% smaller than typical.

Across the 300 schools in HILLSBOROUGH (221,318 students total), BUILDING CONSTRUCTION ACADEMY AT BOWERS WHITLEY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, BUILDING CONSTRUCTION ACADEMY AT BOWERS WHITLEY reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (45%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school shows 28% Black, 16% White, 11% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 30% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, BUILDING CONSTRUCTION ACADEMY AT BOWERS WHITLEY has 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 23.5:1 average. Roughly 62% of students at BUILDING CONSTRUCTION ACADEMY AT BOWERS WHITLEY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Hillsborough County runs at roughly 43%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, census data for Hillsborough County shows median household income runs about $79,540, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. BUILDING CONSTRUCTION ACADEMY AT BOWERS WHITLEY is one of 320 public schools in Hillsborough County (combined enrollment of about 223,193 students).

MULLER ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around BUILDING CONSTRUCTION ACADEMY AT BOWERS WHITLEY.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 42%: 131 students in 2018 compared to 76 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 44% to 28% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 7.7:1 in 2018 to 10.4:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.