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Bowling Green City School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 8 towns

Serves Bowling Green, Liberty Township, Plain Township, Center Township, Milton Township, Portage, Custar and Milton Center, and parts of Middleton Township, Portage Township and Jackson Township.

Bowling Green’s School Grade B better than 57% of Ohio school districts

Students
2,537
Schools
6
Spent per student
$16,220
OH $16,610
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
35%
Debt
$87.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Bowling Green City School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 57% of Ohio districts
  • Graduation rate 8 pts above the state
  • 17 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 7% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $87.7M, about $34,587 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 57% of the 910 Ohio 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 close to the state, 2021–22
B−
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
BBowling Green 31,182BLiberty Township 1,727BPlain Township 1,653B+Center Township 1,161Milton Township 920Portage 420Custar 178Milton Center 134

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Bowling Green. Grade by grade →

K–53 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Bowling Green Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Bowling Green High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. OH

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency52%
State average 52.2% · 1,358 students tested
Reading / language arts61%
State average 59.5% · 1,390 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)94%
State average 86.2% · 234 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
$16,220 per student · 2% below OH
Spending
Classroom instruction 64%Support & administration 33%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 74%State 21%Federal 5%

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

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

Enrollment over time
2,728’20
2,626’21
2,586’22
2,553’23
2,537’24

Down 7% since 2020–21.

Students
White 75%Hispanic 14%Two or more races 5%Black 4%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Bowling Green Preschool
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Bowling Green
98 students20:1
Conneaut Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bowling Green
B−
414 students17:1
Crim Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bowling Green
C+
344 students16:1
Kenwood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bowling Green
B
293 students15:1
Bowling Green Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bowling Green
C+
589 students15:1
Bowling Green High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Bowling Green
C+
799 students18:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Otsego Local School DistrictHaskins, Washington Township, Weston Township
$12,712per student
Eastwood Local School DistrictFreedom Township, Webster Township
$16,047per student
Elmwood Local School DistrictBloom Township, Montgomery Township
$15,890per student
Anthony Wayne Local School DistrictWaterville, Waterville Township
$13,122per student

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 Ohio.