Bowring Public School

Located in Pawhuska, Oklahoma, Bowring Public School is a small elementary school. The school had 52 students in pre-K through 8 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Oklahoma is about 366, so this school runs 86% smaller than that.

BOWRING operates Bowring Public School.

By race and ethnicity, Bowring Public School is 58% White. The school is also 21% Native American, 13% multiracial, and 8% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Bowring Public School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 60%.

The school reported 5.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 9.4:1. The 15.6:1 average for elementary schools in Oklahoma is higher than this school's figure. Eligible students account for 88% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. The 71% average for public schools in Osage County is 17 points lower.

In Osage County (population about 45,997), median household income is about $62,847, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Bowring Public School is one of 34 public schools in Osage County, which together enroll about 6,655 students.

The school nearest to Bowring Public School is Copan High School, at a distance of about 11.0 miles.

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

A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 9%, from 57 to 52.

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