BOWMAN CO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

BOWMAN CO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-tier elementary-level community in Bowman, North Dakota, run under BOWMAN CO 1. The school enrolls 230 students in grades K through 6.

Within BOWMAN CO 1, which oversees 4 schools and 508 students, BOWMAN CO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, BOWMAN CO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that 80% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder reads as 15% Hispanic, 3% Native American, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Bowman County as a whole is about 92% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, BOWMAN CO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting BOWMAN CO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 18% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the broader community, census data for Bowman County shows median household income runs about $72,109, roughly 27% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Across Bowman County's 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 643 students), BOWMAN CO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: BOWMAN CO HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around BOWMAN CO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 7%: 247 students in 2018 compared to 230 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 87% to 80% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 11.3:1 in 2018 to 8.8:1 today.

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