Bowie

Bowie, an intimate primary school in Chicopee, Massachusetts, part of Chicopee, serves 260 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Massachusetts's public schools average about 381 students each, so Bowie sits 32% smaller than that benchmark.

Across the 15 schools in Chicopee (6,755 students total), Bowie accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Bowie reports that the largest single group is White, at 56% of enrollment; the rest consists of 32% Hispanic, 5% Black, 4% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, Bowie logs 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.2:1 average.

In the surrounding community, Hampden County reports that the typical household earns roughly $71,306 per year, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Bowie is one of 168 public schools in Hampden County (combined enrollment of about 68,540 students).

The closest other public school is Chicopee Academy, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Over the past 7-year window. Bowie's enrollment has edged down 22% since 2018, when it stood at 333 (now 260). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 72% to 56%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 11.1:1 today.

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