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Bowring Public School

Public school districtGrades PK–8Regional · 2 towns

Serves Bowring and Whippoorwill.

Bowring’s Schools page →

Students
52
Schools
1
Spent per student
$22,915
OK $12,210
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
88%
Debt
$0.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Bowring Public School

  • Math proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Spends 88% more per student than the OK average
  • 9 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 8.8% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $0.2M, about $3,865 per student

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Bowring. Grade by grade →

PK–8Bowring Public SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. OK

2021–22
Math proficiency0–20%
State average 24.9% · 29 students tested · small group: the state reports a range
Reading / language arts21–39%
State average 27.2% · 29 students tested · small group: the state reports a range

90% 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
$22,915 per student · 88% above OK
Spending
Classroom instruction 53%Support & administration 39%Other 8%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 57%State 30%Federal 13%

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

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

Enrollment over time
57’20
59’21
56’22
47’23
52’24

Down 8.8% since 2020–21.

Students
White 58%American Indian/Alaska Native 21%Two or more races 13%Hispanic 8%

Schools in the district

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

Bowring Public School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Pawhuska
B+
52 students9:1

Towns served

Bowring 103Whippoorwill 27

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).