Enrollment
20
Arizona · 2024-25 NCES data
High school (grades 9-12) · Bowie, AZ
Bowie High School
Federal NCES profile for Bowie High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 25/100.
2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 040133000073
👥 S:T ratio 60
📚 AP courses 10
🌟 Gifted program 30
📋 Attendance 0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Bowie High School earns 25/100 on the Resource Investment Index, even as it posts class sizes smaller than 92% of Arizona schools.
- 25
- Resource Index · Lower
- 10:1
- small classes for Arizona
- 37.5%
- free-lunch eligible
- 20
- students enrolled
Bowie High School has class sizes smaller than 92% of Arizona schools. Computed live against every Arizona school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Bowie Unified District (4171) · Arizona
NCES ID 040133000073 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
2.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
10:1
vs 17:1 Arizona avg
-41% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
37.5%
vs 48.3% Arizona avg
-22% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Bowie High School compares with Arizona and U.S. medians
What stands out at Bowie High School
Bowie High School is a small high school in Bowie, Arizona, enrolling 20 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 10:1, Bowie High School is leaner than roughly 92% of Arizona schools and 41% under the state's 17:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 37.5% of students eligible for free meals.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 93% of Arizona schools, with 20 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 2,064 scored Arizona schools.
Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (70%) and White (30%) (diversity index 42/100).
No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 65.0% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
The surrounding Bowie Unified District (4171) spends $28,136 per pupil, 114% above the Arizona average, a better-resourced district than most.
Its district, Bowie Unified District (4171), also runs Bowie Elementary School (53 students).
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Bowie High School compares
Bowie High School on the metrics families compare, against Arizona and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Arizona | Arizona avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 10:1 | ▼ 41% | 17:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 37.5% | ▼ 22% | 48.3% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 20 | top 93% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
10:1
Leaner classes than 89% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
20
Bigger than 3% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
37.5%
free-lunch eligible
- 22% below the Arizona average of 48.3%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
10:1
students per teacher
- 41% below state mean
Top 8% in Arizona - lower ratio than 92% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
65.0%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$28,136
per pupil, district-wide
- above Arizona avg of $13,145
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
- Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
- Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
- F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
Student demographics
Hispanic or Latino 70.0%
White 30.0%
Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 70.0% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 42.0/100
Simpson diversity index - at 42.0, Bowie High School is less mixed than the Arizona school average of 47.2.
Programs
AP program Not offered
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Bowie Unified District (4171), which includes Bowie High School.
$28,136
Per student
+114%
vs Arizona
Avg $13,145
+70%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 56.4%
State 30.8%
Federal 12.8%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
How Bowie High School Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowie Elementary School | Larger | Similar economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Bowie High School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 53
- Students per teacher
- 17.7:1
- Resource Index
- 20/100
Similar high schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Arizona, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~20 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~10:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Bowie High School
How many students attend Bowie High School?
Bowie High School has 20 students enrolled. It is a high school in Bowie, AZ.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bowie High School?
The student-teacher ratio at Bowie High School is 10:1, which is 41% lower than the Arizona average of 17:1 and 36% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Bowie High School?
37.5% of students at Bowie High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Arizona average of 48.3%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Bowie High School?
The largest demographic group at Bowie High School is Hispanic or Latino at 70.0% of enrollment, in Bowie, AZ.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Bowie High School?
Bowie High School has a Resource Investment Index of 25/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Bowie High School a good school?
Bowie High School earns 25/100 on the Resource Investment Index, even as it posts class sizes smaller than 92% of Arizona schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
What other schools are in Bowie Unified District (4171)?
Besides Bowie High School, Bowie Unified District (4171) also operates Bowie Elementary School (53 students). See the Bowie Unified District (4171) district page for the complete list.
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