Bowman Middle

Students in Bakersville, North Carolina, attend Bowman Middle, a small middle-grades school. Students in grades 5 through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 189 students. The average among middle schools in North Carolina is roughly 605 students; this school is 69% smaller than that.

Mitchell County Schools runs Bowman Middle along with 8 other schools, enrolling 2,362 students in total.

At Bowman Middle, White students make up 95% of the student body. The school is also 2% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. That is close to the 91% White share among all Mitchell County residents. Bowman Middle has a diversity index of 10%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

Bowman Middle operates with 15.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 13.7:1. That ratio is under the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in North Carolina. Bowman Middle reports 98% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is close to the 98% average for public schools in Mitchell County.

In the county around the school, Mitchell County, median household income is about $57,602, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. A total of 8 public schools operate in Mitchell County, serving about 2,249 students.

The closest public school, Gouge Primary, is about 0.3 miles from Bowman Middle. Within five miles are 4 other public schools.

Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

The student count in 2023-24 was 189, 8% below the 206 of 2017-18. The school's ratio rose from 11.1:1 to 12.3:1 between 2017-18 and 2023-24.

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