Bowman Primary School

As a substantial elementary campus in Lebanon, Ohio, Bowman Primary School works with 1,157 students from grades pre-K through 2, part of Lebanon City. By comparison, Ohio's public schools average about 404 students each, so Bowman Primary School sits 186% above that benchmark.

Lebanon City runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 5,202 students. Bowman Primary School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Bowman Primary School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (81%). The remainder breaks down as 7% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 3% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Bowman Primary School has 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 22.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.9:1, putting Bowman Primary School higher than the state norm the norm. About 34% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Warren County's rate of about 24%.

Zooming out to the county, Warren County reports that the typical household earns roughly $110,132 per year, roughly 46% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Warren County's 45 public schools (combined enrollment of about 39,898 students), Bowman Primary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Berry Intermediate School, around 1.1 miles off. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 10%: 1,280 students in 2018 compared to 1,157 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 89% to 81%.

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