Regular local school district · Warren County
Bowling Green Independent School District, KY: schools, enrollment and spending
Bowling Green Independent School District runs 10 public schools with 4,831 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 16.4 students per teacher is 0.8 higher than the Kentucky figure of 15.6.Listed in NCES data as "Bowling Green Independent".
At a glance
- Schools
- 10
- Students
- 4,831
- Teachers (FTE)
- 294
- Students per teacher
- 16.4
- KY: 15.6 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 1211 Center St, Bowling Green, KY 42101
- Phone
- (270)746-2200
- County
- Warren County
- Locale
- City: Small
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 2100570
- State district ID
- KY-114042000
- Total staff (FTE)
- 642
- School counselors (FTE)
- 13.0About 372 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 24.0
Students per teacher compared
This district16.4
Kentucky15.6
United States15.3
2020 finance data
From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (4,151), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $63.2 million
- Federal revenue
- $12.1 million
- State revenue
- $32.4 million
- Local revenue
- $18.7 million
- Total spending
- $74.2 million
- Spending per pupil
- $17,871
- Salaries
- $27.3 million36.8% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $61.7 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 19.1%
- State: 51.3%
- Local: 29.6%
Kentucky overall
- Federal: 15.8%
- State: 50.5%
- Local: 33.7%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$17,871
Kentucky$13,951
United States$16,826
Schools in Bowling Green Independent School District
By level: 3 high, 1 middle, 5 elementary, 1 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Bowling Green High SchoolCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 1,377 | 17.9 |
| Bowling Green Junior HighCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 1,042 | 18.3 |
| Bowling Green Learning CenterCEP school | High | 6 to 12 | 30 | 6.0 |
| Childrens Crisis Stabilization UnitCEP school | Other | K to 12 | 12 | 12.0 |
| Dishman McGinnis Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 506 | 14.9 |
| Parker-Bennett-Curry SchoolCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 400 | 12.1 |
| Potter Gray ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 499 | 18.5 |
| T C Cherry Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 431 | 16.6 |
| W R McNeill Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 433 | 15.5 |
| Warren Regional Juvenile Detention CtrCEP school | High | 6 to 12 | 35 | 11.7 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Warren County
- Warren County Public Schools 18,559 students
More in Kentucky
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.