Bowmar Avenue

Located at 912 BOWMAR AVENUE, in VICKSBURG, Mississippi, Bowmar Avenue is a tight-knit elementary school that instructs 324 students (grades K through 6), overseen by Vicksburg Warren School District. That puts it 27% below the typical public school in Mississippi, which averages around 446 students.

Within Vicksburg Warren School District, which oversees 14 schools and 6,610 students, Bowmar Avenue is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Bowmar Avenue lists that 55% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 39% Black, 4% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 47%.

On the resource side, The school lists 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.7:1. The state averages around 15.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Across the wider county, census data for Warren County shows median household income runs about $59,401, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Bowmar Avenue is one of 16 public schools in Warren County (combined enrollment of about 6,610 students).

Nearest neighbor: Vicksburg High School, around 0.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Bowmar Avenue.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 16%: 386 students in 2018 compared to 324 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment fell from 43% to 39% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 19.0:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 today.

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