Total enrollment
4,765
+1,469 (+45%) vs SY 2020-21
10 schools in Bowling Green Independent
Kentucky · 4,765 students · 1 city
Bowling Green Independent reports 10 public K-12 schools to NCES, with combined enrollment of roughly 4,765 Kentucky students (5 elementary, 1 middle, and 3 high).
4-year change in Bowling Green Independent
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
10
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Bowling Green Independent ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Kentucky | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #73 of 139 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 4,765 | #29 of 158 | #2,020 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 10 | #30 of 158 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #114 of 158 | #6,538 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 59.7% | #91 of 158 | #2,883 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.1% | #2 of 137 | #205 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Bowling Green Independent
State test results across the district's 7 scored schools run from Potter Gray Elementary at 57.5% proficient to Parker-Bennett-Curry School at 20.2%, a gap of 37.3 points. That is the 10th widest gap among 101 Kentucky districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 9 district schools that reported both years went from 4,206 to 4,753 students (up 13%) and from 270 to 293 full-time teachers (up 9%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowling Green High School | Bowling Green | High | 09-12 | 1,377 |
| Bowling Green Junior High | Bowling Green | Middle | 06-08 | 1,042 |
| Dishman McGinnis Elementary School | Bowling Green | Elementary | KG-05 | 506 |
| Potter Gray Elementary | Bowling Green | Elementary | KG-05 | 499 |
| W R McNeill Elementary School | Bowling Green | Elementary | KG-05 | 433 |
| T C Cherry Elementary School | Bowling Green | Elementary | PK-05 | 431 |
| Parker-Bennett-Curry School | Bowling Green | Elementary | KG-05 | 400 |
| Warren Regional Juvenile Detention Ctr | Bowling Green | High | 06-12 | 35 |
| Bowling Green Learning Center | Bowling Green | High | 06-12 | 30 |
| Childrens Crisis Stabilization Unit | Bowling Green | Combined | KG-12 | 12 |
About Bowling Green Independent
Bowling Green Independent is a thinly populated public-school district in Kentucky. The district runs 10 schools and educates approximately 4,765 students.
On the school-mix side, Bowling Green Independent consists of 5 elementary, 1 middle, 3 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Five-year track record. Total public-school enrollment in Bowling Green Independent has climbed 45% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 3,296 students to 4,765.
On allk12, the community for Bowling Green Independent discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.