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B+

Warren County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns

Serves Bowling Green, Smiths Grove, Plum Springs, Woodburn and Oakland.

Bowling Green’s School Grade B+ better than 70% of Kentucky school districts

Students
18,559
Schools
30
Spent per student
$12,064
KY $14,752
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
62%
Debt
$157.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Warren County School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 70% of Kentucky districts
  • Spends 18% less per student than the KY average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 10.1% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $157.7M, about $8,497 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 70% of the 172 Kentucky school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math above the state, 2021–22
B+
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
B
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B+Bowling Green 78,505Smiths Grove 852Plum Springs 563Woodburn 340Oakland 193

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Bowling Green. Grade by grade →

PK–66 schoolsThis district
7–82 middle schoolsThis district
9–122 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. KY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency40%
State average 37.8% · 8,946 students tested
Reading / language arts47%
State average 44.7% · 8,817 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95%
State average 91.4% · 1,387 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$12,064 per student · 18% below KY
Spending
Classroom instruction 63%Support & administration 30%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 37%State 46%Federal 16%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
16,860’20
17,401’21
17,799’22
18,164’23
18,559’24

Up 10.1% since 2020–21.

Students
White 57%Hispanic 14%Black 12%Asian 11%Two or more races 6%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

30 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Kentucky’s other public schools.

Rich Pond Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Bowling Green
A−
990 students18:1
Lost River Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Bowling Green
C−
856 students17:1
Jennings Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Bowling Green
D
852 students16:1
Alvaton Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Alvaton
A−
785 students17:1
Jody Richards Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Bowling Green
A−
754 students16:1
Plano Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Bowling Green
A
750 students17:1
Warren Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Bowling Green
D
714 students14:1
William H. Natcher Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Bowling Green
C+
713 students15:1
Bristow Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Bowling Green
C+
699 students17:1
Cumberland Trace Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Bowling Green
A
699 students16:1
Briarwood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Bowling Green
B+
685 students14:1
Rockfield Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Bowling Green
B
674 students16:1
Richardsville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Bowling Green
D
446 students16:1
North Warren Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Smiths Grove
C
436 students16:1
Oakland Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Oakland
D
432 students15:1
Rivendell Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Bowling Green
34 students34:1
Jackson Academy
Other · Grades 3–12 · Bowling Green
18 students18:1
Beacon Academy
High · Grades 6–12 · Bowling Green
C+
137 students34:1
South Warren Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Bowling Green
A
805 students19:1
Drakes Creek Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Bowling Green
A
704 students16:1
Henry F. Moss Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Bowling Green
C−
580 students14:1
Warren East Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Bowling Green
B−
491 students15:1
Warren County Day Treatment
High · Grades 7–12 · Bowling Green
21 students10:1
South Warren High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Bowling Green
A
1,548 students19:1
Greenwood High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Bowling Green
A−
1,451 students19:1
Warren Central High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Bowling Green
D
1,070 students16:1
Warren East High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Bowling Green
C
967 students17:1
GEO International High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Bowling Green
D−
148 students16:1
Rivendell High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Bowling Green
59 students12:1
Lighthouse Academy
High · Grades 9–12 · Bowling Green
41 students3:1

Left off: 4 schools reporting no students for 2024–25.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Kentucky.