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Bowling Green, Missouri - 4 schools
An equity score of 43/100 ranks Bowling Green R-I #268 of 432 districts in Missouri (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,895 per pupil, Bowling Green R-I ranks #375 of 549 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending (Missouri districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,331
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$10,895
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Bowling Green R-I operates 4 public schools serving 1,331 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Missouri. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Pike County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,895 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 549 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending. See how Missouri compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 45.8% local, 29.2% state, and 24.9% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 43/100, ranked #268 of 432 in Missouri against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 262.6:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 14.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 87.0% White, 2.3% Hispanic or Latino, 2.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Bowling Green Middle, with a diversity index of 29.4/100.
Its largest campus is Bowling Green Elem., enrolling 472 students (38% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Frankford Elem., at 114 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Bowling Green Elem. accounts for 35.5% of all Bowling Green R-I student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Bowling Green R-I-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Bowling Green R-I school enrollment varies 4.1× across entities
Bowling Green R-I school enrollment ranges from 114 students (lowest) to 472 students (highest), a spread of 358 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Bowling Green R-I student-counselor ratio is 263:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Variation between sub-units within Bowling Green R-I is typically wider than the Bowling Green R-I-aggregate figure suggests.
Bowling Green R-I chronic absenteeism rate is 14.6% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Bowling Green R-I has 4 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,331 students.
How much does Bowling Green R-I spend per student?
Bowling Green R-I spends $10,895 per student. The district has an equity score of 43/100, ranking #268 in Missouri.
What is the demographic composition of Bowling Green R-I?
Bowling Green R-I students are 87.0% White, 2.3% Hispanic or Latino, 2.2% African American, 0.4% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Bowling Green R-I?
Bowling Green R-I has an equity score of 43/100, ranking #268 out of 432 districts in Missouri.