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Bowling Green Independent School District is located close to the center of Kentucky. Bowling Green Independent School District has 7.83 square miles of land area and 0.00 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Bowling Green Independent School District population is 26,627. Bowling Green Independent School District median household income is $29,171 in 2010-2014. Bowling Green Independent School District median house value is $117,200 in 2010-2014. On average, Bowling Green Independent School District is much better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (16 out of 169, top 9%) Elementary/Middle School: (39 out of 174, top 22%)* Rank: #27
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	11
Population	26,627 (2010-2014), rank #36
Population Growth	6.50% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	3,400.61/sq mi, rank #5
Median Household Income:	$29,171 at 2010-2014—0.26% increase since 2005-2009, rank #143
Median House Price:	$117,200 at 2010-2014—4.83% increase since 2005-2009, rank #40
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	7.83 sq mi, rank #138
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.03%), rank #176
State:	Kentucky
County:	Warren County
City:	Bowling Green
Zip:	42103, 42101, 42104
Area:	Bowling Green, KY

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Bowling Green Independent School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

1211 Center St

Bowling Green KY, 42101, Warren County

Phone: 270-746-2200

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	4,060	3,992	4,008	3,877	3,896	3,782	3,736
English Language Learner Students:	403	397	434	465	450	431	406
Total Teachers:	258.60	263.87	248.70	242.00	266.00	258.00	257.00
Prekindergarten:	3.00	4.00	0.00	0.00	3.00	3.00	3.00
Kindergarten:	8.00	11.00	12.00	13.00	15.00	15.00	14.00
Elementary:	135.60	95.37	81.70	81.00	87.00	82.00	80.00
Secondary:	62.00	62.50	65.00	62.00	64.00	64.00	65.00
Ungraded:	50.00	91.00	90.00	86.00	97.00	94.00	95.00
Total Other Staff:	301.00	313.00	326.00	319.00	405.90	317.30	305.80
Instructional Aides:	87.00	98.00	96.00	95.00	117.10	91.80	86.60
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	6.00	5.00	7.00	3.00	3.00	2.00	2.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	12.00	12.00	12.00	13.00	12.00	12.00	12.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Other Guidance Counselors:	12.00	12.00	12.00	13.00	12.00	12.00	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	7.00	7.00	7.00	7.00	7.00	7.00	7.00
Library/Media Support:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.10	1.00	1.00
District Administrators:	7.00	7.00	7.00	7.00	9.30	7.00	7.00
District Administrative Support:	15.00	16.00	16.00	15.00	24.60	15.40	15.00
School Administrators:	15.00	15.00	19.00	19.00	21.70	18.00	18.00
School Administrative Support:	20.00	20.00	21.00	21.00	29.30	22.10	23.00
Student Support Services:	7.00	8.00	9.00	7.00	7.10	9.00	7.60
Other Support Services:	124.00	124.00	131.00	131.00	173.70	132.00	126.60
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.70	15.13	16.12	16.02	14.65	14.66	14.54

Schools

Bowling Green High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	1801 Rockingham Ln, Bowling Green KY 42104
Bowling Green Junior High	Grade 6 to Grade 8	900 Campbell Ln, Bowling Green KY 42104
Children's Crisis Stabilization Unit	Kindergarten to Grade 12	501 Chestnut St, Bowling Green KY 42101
Dishman Mcginnis Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	503 Old Morgantown Rd, Bowling Green KY 42101
Group Effort	Grade 7 to Grade 12	160 River Park Ave, Bowling Green KY 42101
Parker-Bennett-Curry School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	165 Webb Dr, Bowling Green KY 42101
Potter Gray Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	610 Wakefield Dr, Bowling Green KY 42103
T C Cherry Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	1001 Liberty Ave, Bowling Green KY 42104
The Academy At 11th Street	Grade 6 to Grade 12	877 East 11th Ave, Bowling Green KY 42101
W R Mcneill Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	1800 Creason Dr, Bowling Green KY 42101
Warren Regional Juvenile Detention Center	Grade 6 to Grade 12	1020 Kentucky St, Bowling Green KY 42102

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
K-PREP Test
2012	Language Mechanics	10th Grade	% met std	64.7%	50.7%
2013	Language Mechanics	10th Grade	% met std	62.9%	51.4%
2012	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	32.2%	42.3%
2013	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	34.5%	35.6%
2012	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	39.4%	45.6%
2013	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	62.5%	61.7%
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	48%	42.8%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	40.1%	43.5%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	60.1%	49.4%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	55.0%	47.6%
2012	Language Mechanics	4th Grade	% met std	56.5%	49.1%
2013	Language Mechanics	4th Grade	% met std	62.0%	53.7%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	38.4%	39.6%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	46.1%	43.9%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	51.3%	47%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	53.5%	48.8%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	68.4%	68.8%
2013	Science	4th Grade	% met std	67.6%	68.5%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	38.1%	38.9%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	42.8%	44.3%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	48.5%	47.5%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	49.8%	47.1%
2012	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	67.7%	59.8%
2013	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	62.1%	59.3%
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	28.2%	31.7%
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	33.8%	35.7%
2012	Language Mechanics	6th Grade	% met std	43.9%	38.4%
2013	Language Mechanics	6th Grade	% met std	51.0%	43.8%
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	44.6%	41.6%
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	36.5%	38.5%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	49.8%	46%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	45.7%	46.3%
2012	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	43.2%	39.2%
2013	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	57.2%	48.0%
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	42.8%	38.6%
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	39.4%	38.6%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	59.2%	47.8%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	60.6%	54.7%
2012	Science	7th Grade	% met std	78.9%	61.8%
2013	Science	7th Grade	% met std	71.6%	61.2%
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	51.7%	41.5%
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	63.6%	45.1%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	55.9%	46.7%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	60.1%	52.4%
2012	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	60.8%	58.6%
2013	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	65.3%	59.2%
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	45.1%	43.5%
2013	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	40.3%	38.6%
K-PREP EOC Test
2012	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	57.4%	40%
2013	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	45.7%	36.0%
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	32.1%	30.3%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	33.4%	36.3%
2012	English II	End of course	% met std	63.7%	52.2%
2013	English II	End of course	% met std	62.9%	55.8%
2012	U.S. History	End of course	% met std	49.3%	39.5%
2013	U.S. History	End of course	% met std	57.5%	51.3%
KCCT Test
2007	Mathematics	All grades (EL)	% proficient	64.56%	61.71%
2008	Mathematics	All grades (EL)	% proficient	71.5%	69.52%
2009	Mathematics	All grades (EL)	% proficient	75.82%	70.27%
2010	Mathematics	All grades (EL)	% proficient	72.12%	72.95%
2011	Mathematics	All grades (EL)	% proficient	71.46%	72.76%
2007	Reading	All grades (EL)	% proficient	76.42%	72.72%
2008	Reading	All grades (EL)	% proficient	76.12%	72.65%
2009	Reading	All grades (EL)	% proficient	77.33%	73.54%
2010	Reading	All grades (EL)	% proficient	78%	76.81%
2011	Reading	All grades (EL)	% proficient	73.11%	76%
2007	Science	All grades (EL)	% proficient	68.44%	66.15%
2008	Science	All grades (EL)	% proficient	74.5%	68.94%
2009	Science	All grades (EL)	% proficient	76.17%	69.98%
2010	Science	All grades (EL)	% proficient	70.9%	70.41%
2011	Science	All grades (EL)	% proficient	61.94%	70.53%
2007	Social Studies	All grades (EL)	% proficient	69.55%	61.6%
2008	Social Studies	All grades (EL)	% proficient	62.12%	59.68%
2009	Social Studies	All grades (EL)	% proficient	65.22%	61.11%
2010	Social Studies	All grades (EL)	% proficient	65.11%	55.58%
2011	Social Studies	All grades (EL)	% proficient	66.29%	59.75%
2007	Writing	All grades (EL)	% proficient	59.77%	53.37%
2008	Writing	All grades (EL)	% proficient	55.3%	52.62%
2009	Writing	All grades (EL)	% proficient	63.64%	55.37%
2010	Writing	All grades (EL)	% proficient	65.47%	59.07%
2011	Writing	All grades (EL)	% proficient	63.3%	59.74%
2007	Mathematics	All grades (HS)	% proficient	54.14%	39.3%
2008	Mathematics	All grades (HS)	% proficient	54.13%	38.53%
2009	Mathematics	All grades (HS)	% proficient	45.42%	41.19%
2010	Mathematics	All grades (HS)	% proficient	51.52%	40.28%
2011	Mathematics	All grades (HS)	% proficient	46.85%	45.98%
2007	Reading	All grades (HS)	% proficient	72.66%	60.15%
2008	Reading	All grades (HS)	% proficient	69.29%	60.01%
2009	Reading	All grades (HS)	% proficient	75.92%	61.84%
2010	Reading	All grades (HS)	% proficient	70.08%	61.31%
2011	Reading	All grades (HS)	% proficient	68.5%	65.91%
2007	Science	All grades (HS)	% proficient	45.49%	41.65%
2008	Science	All grades (HS)	% proficient	58.26%	41.28%
2009	Science	All grades (HS)	% proficient	42.37%	41.22%
2010	Science	All grades (HS)	% proficient	48.05%	41.14%
2011	Science	All grades (HS)	% proficient	37.4%	41.37%
2007	Social Studies	All grades (HS)	% proficient	57.89%	43.74%
2008	Social Studies	All grades (HS)	% proficient	67.77%	38.42%
2009	Social Studies	All grades (HS)	% proficient	56.11%	40.68%
2010	Social Studies	All grades (HS)	% proficient	53.68%	39.86%
2011	Social Studies	All grades (HS)	% proficient	40.55%	41.49%
2007	Writing	All grades (HS)	% proficient	32.57%	19.79%
2008	Writing	All grades (HS)	% proficient	34.27%	29.73%
2009	Writing	All grades (HS)	% proficient	38.17%	34.97%
2010	Writing	All grades (HS)	% proficient	24.17%	35.94%
2011	Writing	All grades (HS)	% proficient	48.84%	40.89%
2007	Mathematics	All grades (MS)	% proficient	63.35%	51.85%
2008	Mathematics	All grades (MS)	% proficient	69.43%	56.96%
2009	Mathematics	All grades (MS)	% proficient	64.71%	60.92%
2010	Mathematics	All grades (MS)	% proficient	65.17%	62.38%
2011	Mathematics	All grades (MS)	% proficient	70.33%	65.11%
2007	Reading	All grades (MS)	% proficient	72.64%	66.32%
2008	Reading	All grades (MS)	% proficient	72.93%	66.81%
2009	Reading	All grades (MS)	% proficient	69.47%	66.92%
2010	Reading	All grades (MS)	% proficient	68.24%	70.21%
2011	Reading	All grades (MS)	% proficient	76%	69.9%
2007	Science	All grades (MS)	% proficient	65.94%	55.95%
2008	Science	All grades (MS)	% proficient	70.34%	59.57%
2009	Science	All grades (MS)	% proficient	69.18%	62.72%
2010	Science	All grades (MS)	% proficient	61.11%	57.02%
2011	Science	All grades (MS)	% proficient	75.84%	64.04%
2007	Social Studies	All grades (MS)	% proficient	60.74%	52.64%
2008	Social Studies	All grades (MS)	% proficient	65.53%	57.82%
2009	Social Studies	All grades (MS)	% proficient	65.42%	55.8%
2010	Social Studies	All grades (MS)	% proficient	60.14%	56.28%
2011	Social Studies	All grades (MS)	% proficient	65.34%	60.09%
2007	Writing	All grades (MS)	% proficient	59.92%	41.92%
2008	Writing	All grades (MS)	% proficient	53.79%	39.48%
2009	Writing	All grades (MS)	% proficient	65%	42.06%
2010	Writing	All grades (MS)	% proficient	60.14%	42.34%
2011	Writing	All grades (MS)	% proficient	63.18%	45.22%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$42,885,000	$10,700		$43,121,000	$11,122		$41,993,000	$10,778
Federal:	$4,882,000	$1,218	11.4%	$7,394,000	$1,907	17.1%	$7,296,000	$1,873	17.4%
State:	$25,432,000	$6,345	59.3%	$23,350,000	$6,023	54.1%	$22,949,000	$5,890	54.6%
Local:	$12,571,000	$3,136	29.3%	$12,377,000	$3,192	28.7%	$11,748,000	$3,015	28.0%
Total Expenditures:	$41,704,000	$10,405		$41,606,000	$10,731		$42,848,000	$10,998
Total Current Expenditures:	$39,451,000	$9,843		$38,203,000	$9,854		$37,683,000	$9,672
Instructional Expenditures:	$24,438,000	$6,097	61.9%	$23,633,000	$6,096	61.9%	$24,083,000	$6,181	63.9%
Student and Staff Support:	$2,497,000	$623	6.3%	$2,739,000	$706	7.2%	$2,523,000	$648	6.7%
Administration:	$3,409,000	$851	8.6%	$3,085,000	$796	8.1%	$2,758,000	$708	7.3%
Operations, Food, Other:	$9,107,000	$2,272	23.1%	$8,746,000	$2,256	22.9%	$8,319,000	$2,135	22.1%
Total Capital Outlay:	$728,000	$182		$1,788,000	$461		$3,463,000	$889
Construction:	$139,000	$35		$1,278,000	$330		$2,401,000	$616
Total Other:	$375,000	$94		$367,000	$95		$402,000	$103
Interest on Debt:	$1,150,000	$287		$1,248,000	$322		$1,300,000	$334

Total Salary:	$23,599,000	$5,888		$22,924,000	$5,913		$22,889,000	$5,875
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$16,476,000	$4,111	69.8%	$16,028,000	$4,134	69.9%	$16,203,000	$4,159	70.8%
Other Salary:	$7,123,000	$1,777	30.2%	$6,896,000	$1,779	30.1%	$6,686,000	$1,716	29.2%
Total Benefit:	$8,834,000	$2,204		$8,317,000	$2,145		$7,928,000	$2,035
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$6,293,000	$1,570	71.2%	$5,718,000	$1,475	68.8%	$5,601,000	$1,438	70.6%
Other Benefit:	$2,541,000	$634	28.8%	$2,599,000	$670	31.2%	$2,327,000	$597	29.4%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	23.1%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	76.9%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	14.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	17.8%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	25.8%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	30.7%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	20.0%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	5.8%

Mean Base Salary:	$42,725.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$32,485.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$38,570.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$46,051.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$49,599.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$51,325.0

* Bowling Green Independent School District was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.