Bowdon Middle School

As a tight-knit middle school in Bowdon, Georgia, Bowdon Middle School educates 338 students from grades 6 through 8, overseen by Carroll County. By comparison, Georgia's public schools average about 763 students each, so Bowdon Middle School sits 56% smaller than that benchmark.

Within Carroll County, which oversees 24 schools and 16,400 students, Bowdon Middle School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Bowdon Middle School lists that White students make up the majority at 74%. The remainder comes out to 10% Black, 10% Hispanic, 6% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Bowdon Middle School has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.1:1, putting Bowdon Middle School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 43% of students at Bowdon Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Bowdon Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 55.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 45.9%.

In the broader community, Carroll County reports that the typical household earns roughly $73,714 per year, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. In all, Carroll County runs 28 public schools (combined enrollment of about 22,250 students), of which Bowdon Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: KidsPeace, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Bowdon Middle School. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Bowdon Middle School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 34.7%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Bowdon Middle School has ticked up 12%, going from 302 students in 2018 to 338 in 2025.

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