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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Bowdon High School this year?
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Enrollment
428
High
DISTRICT 962 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARROLL COUNTY·NCES 130084000330
Bowdon High School
504 W College St, Bowdon, GA 30108 · (770) 258-5408 · Carroll County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL428 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.7:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
173 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 74%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 106 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 112 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 107 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 103 | 24% |
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedMath
26.2%
GA avg 44.6% . -5.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Georgia average is about 45 of 100. Math scores are down about 5 points since 2021.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | Math |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.2% |
| 2023-24 | 44.1% |
| 2022-23 | 36.2% |
| 2021-22 | 31.4% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of GA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
41.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.5%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 56% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Bowdon High School
Bowdon High School's state test result (41.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowdon High School this school | 428 | 40.4% | 41.9% |
| Schley Middle High School Ellaville | 649 | 45.1% | 59.4% |
| Mt. Zion High School Carrollton | 496 | 47.0% | 38.2% |
| Islands High School Savannah | 752 | 37.9% | 44.3% |
| Temple High School Temple | 868 | 36.8% | 34.2% |
| Model High Rome | 915 | 39.7% | 57.2% |
Matched among Georgia high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Bowdon High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Carroll County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.9% | #178 of 411 | #2 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.2% | #295 of 417 ▼ 136 | #6 of 6 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 428 | #369 of 480 | #6 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #263 of 413 | #1 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.4% | #253 of 413 | #5 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.4% | #350 of 425 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.2% | #208 of 226 | #6 of 6 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
428
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 473
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 17.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 428 | 25.6 | 16.7:1 | 40% (173) |
| 2023-24 | 395 | 25.5 | 15.5:1 | 66% (260) |
| 2022-23 | 387 | 25.5 | 15.2:1 | 60% (234) |
| 2020-21 | 427 | 25 | 17.1:1 | 46% (195) |
| 2017-18 | 423 | 24.2 | 17.5:1 | 49% (209) |
| 2015-16 | 414 | 24 | 17.3:1 | 57% (236) |
| 2010-11 | 473 | 24 | 19.7:1 | 67% (315) |
| 2000-01 | 422 | 23 | 18.4:1 | 32% (137) |
| 1990-91 | 473 | 26 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bowdon High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (423 to 428); teachers up 6% (24.2 to 25.6).
About Bowdon High School
Bowdon High School is a small high school. Its address is in Bowdon, Georgia. The school's 428 students are in grades 9 through 12. Statewide, high schools in Georgia average about 1,120 students each.
Bowdon High School is part of Carroll County, where 24 schools serve 16,400 students.
White students are the majority at Bowdon High School, with 68% of enrollment. After that, the student body is 15% Black, 9% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. That is close to the 68% White share among all Carroll County residents. The school's diversity index is 50%, meaning two students picked at random have a 50% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Staffing totals 25.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.7:1. On average, high schools in Georgia have 15.2:1, compared with 16.7:1 here. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Bowdon High School is 40%.
A school in Georgia with Bowdon High School's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 56.5%. Bowdon High School scores 41.9%.
Across Carroll County, the median household income is $73,714, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. In all, Carroll County has 28 public schools and roughly 22,250 students.
The closest public school to Bowdon High School is Bowdon Elementary School, about 1.0 miles away. Bowdon High School is one of several public schools in the area, with 4 others within five miles. The school's 41.9% average proficiency ranks 5th among 9 nearby schools.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 427 to 428, a small change.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Bowdon High School, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Carroll County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
124,569
Census ACS
Median income
$73,714
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
22,250 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Carroll County
- Villa Rica High SchoolHigh · 1,681 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 1,338 students
- Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,009 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 991 students
- Temple High SchoolHigh · 868 students
- Ithica ElementaryElementary · 809 students
Other schools in Bowdon
- Bowdon Elementary SchoolElementary · 781 students
- Bowdon Middle SchoolMiddle · 338 students
- KidsPeaceCombined · 50 students
Nearby schools
- Bowdon Elementary School1.0 mi · 781
- KidsPeace2.0 mi · 50
- Bowdon Middle School2.6 mi · 338
- Ranburne High School5.0 mi · 526
- Ranburne Elementary School5.0 mi · 343
- Mt. Zion High School7.5 mi · 496
Frequently asked questions
About Bowdon High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Bowdon High School?
Bowdon High School enrolls approximately 428 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Bowdon High School serve?
Bowdon High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bowdon High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bowdon High School is approximately 16.7:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bowdon High School?
At Bowdon High School, the student body is approximately 68% White, 9% Hispanic, 15% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Bowdon High School?
Bowdon High School is overseen by Carroll County in Carroll County.
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