Enrollment
349
High
DISTRICT 487 · STATE 953
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ORANGEBURG·NCES 450391000850
Bethune-Bowman Middle/High
4857 Charleston Highway, Rowesville, SC 29133 · (803) 516-6011 · Orangeburg County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL349 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 3% of South Carolina public schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded South Carolina public schools
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 77%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 43 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 47 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 61 | 17% |
| Grade 11 | 51 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 45 | 13% |
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 67% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
SC READY 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
26.1%
SC avg 59.7% . +3.9pp since 2023
Math
8.0%
SC avg 44.2% . +2.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 8 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Carolina schools, those numbers are about 60 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.1% | 8.0% |
| 2023-24 | 22.2% | 5.8% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Bethune-Bowman Middle/High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Orangeburg County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 8.0% | #21 of 24 ▲ 3 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.1% | #23 of 24 no change | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 349 | #197 of 250 | #5 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #70 of 215 | #4 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.6% | #181 of 217 | #4 of 8 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
349
-11 (-3%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 16.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 349 | 24.9 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 367 | 24.7 | 14.9:1 | 100% (367) |
| 2022-23 | 374 | 25.2 | 14.8:1 | 100% (374) |
| 2020-21 | 360 | 22 | 16.4:1 | 100% (360) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bethune-Bowman Middle/High.
About Bethune-Bowman Middle/High
Bethune-Bowman Middle/High is the name of a small high school in Rowesville, South Carolina. Grades offered run from 6 through 12, with 349 students enrolled. The average among high schools in South Carolina is roughly 953 students; this school is 63% smaller than that.
Bethune-Bowman Middle/High sits within Orangeburg, which has 27 schools and 10,462 students.
At Bethune-Bowman Middle/High, Black students make up 77% of the student body. After that, the student body is 16% Hispanic and 5% White. Census figures show Orangeburg County is about 61% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 38% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Staffing totals 24.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.0:1. That is lower than the 15.5:1 average for high schools in South Carolina.
allk12 grades Bethune-Bowman Middle/High an F. The grade compares the school only with South Carolina public schools, because each state gives its own test.
Orangeburg County census figures show that the median household income is $45,675, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 19% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 16%. Orangeburg County is home to 34 public schools and about 11,507 public school students.
Of nearby public schools, Bethune-Bowman Elementary is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of Bethune-Bowman Middle/High.
NCES describes the area around Bethune-Bowman Middle/High as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment at Bethune-Bowman Middle/High declined 3% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 360 to 349 students. The ratio was 16.4:1 in 2020-21 and 14.0:1 in 2024-25.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Bethune-Bowman Middle/High, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Orangeburg County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
83,253
Census ACS
Median income
$45,675
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
11,507 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Orangeburg
- Orangeburg Wilkinson HighHigh · 992 students
- Lake Marion High SchoolHigh · 692 students
- Edisto PrimaryElementary · 635 students
- Marshall ElementaryElementary · 625 students
- Edisto HighHigh · 614 students
- William J. Clark MiddleMiddle · 587 students
Nearby schools
- Bethune-Bowman Elementary0.0 mi · 259
- Willie Jeffries School of Excellence3.8 mi · 274
- Whittaker Elementary8.1 mi · 325
- Mellichamp Elementary8.1 mi · 144
- Brookdale Elementary8.6 mi · 215
- Robert E. Howard Middle8.7 mi · 396
Frequently asked questions
About Bethune-Bowman Middle/HighWhat is the total enrollment at Bethune-Bowman Middle/High?
Bethune-Bowman Middle/High enrolls approximately 349 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does Bethune-Bowman Middle/High serve?
Bethune-Bowman Middle/High serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Bethune-Bowman Middle/High have?
Bethune-Bowman Middle/High employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bethune-Bowman Middle/High?
At Bethune-Bowman Middle/High, the student body is approximately 5% White, 16% Hispanic, 77% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Bethune-Bowman Middle/High public or private?
Bethune-Bowman Middle/High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Orangeburg.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.