Public schools in Bowling Green, OH

Bowling Green has 8 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 2 high, 2 middle, 3 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 3,386 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Bowling Green City Schools runs 6 of them.

The 2 districts and agencies that run Bowling Green's public schools

Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.

DistrictSchools in Bowling GreenDistrict students, fall 2022Spending per student, FY23
Bowling Green City Schools62,586$14,664
Otsego Local School District21,678$12,004

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.

2 high schools in Bowling Green, 1,273 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Bowling Green High School79918.527.0%Bowling Green City Schools
Otsego High School47419.847.0%Otsego Local

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

2 middle schools in Bowling Green, 964 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Bowling Green Middle School58914.732.1%Bowling Green City Schools
Otsego Junior High37518.8not reportedOtsego Local

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

3 elementary schools in Bowling Green, 1,051 students

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

One other school in Bowling Green, 98 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Bowling Green Preschool9819.6not reportedBowling Green City Schools

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

How Bowling Green's public schools compare with Ohio's

The median Bowling Green school has 17.9 students per full-time teacher, more than the Ohio median of 17.0. 25% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 49% across the state. Its median school enrolls 395 students (state 395).

Bowling Green against Ohio, schools open in 2024-25 with students
Bowling GreenOhio
Median students per teacher17.917.0
Median school size (students)395395
Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22)25%49%
Schools where every student eats free (CEP)13%41%
Charter schools0%9.0%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 8 Bowling Green schools and the 3,471 Ohio schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.

What to look at next in Bowling Green

  1. Bowling Green City SchoolsRuns 6 of Bowling Green's 8 public schools and spent $14,664 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,664
  2. Bowling Green High School, the largest high school in Bowling Green799 students in 2024-25, 18.5 per teacher.799
  3. Compare Bowling Green City Schools with Otsego Local School DistrictBowling Green's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
  4. The largest public schools in OhioOhio's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
  5. Find the school district for a Bowling Green addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).

Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.

Other cities in Ohio

  1. Columbus221 schools
  2. Cincinnati169 schools
  3. Cleveland152 schools
  4. Toledo94 schools
  5. Dayton84 schools
  6. Akron72 schools
  7. Canton38 schools
  8. Youngstown38 schools

Questions about schools in Bowling Green

  1. How many public schools are in Bowling Green, OH?
    8 public schools with an address in Bowling Green were open in 2024-25: 2 high, 2 middle, 3 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 3,386 students.
  2. What is the largest high school in Bowling Green?
    Bowling Green High School, with 799 students in 2024-25 (Bowling Green City Schools).
  3. Which districts run Bowling Green's schools?
    Bowling Green City Schools (6 schools), Otsego Local School District (2 schools). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.

These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.

Sources

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25