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BOWIE H S

Public
ARLINGTON, TX · ARLINGTON ISD · 74.8% free/reduced lunch

Enrollment trend & projection

Grade 12 went from 539 in 2021 to 521 in 2024 — over 3 years.
-3.3%

Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of -3.9%/year, projecting from 2024's 2,140 students:

2025
2,056
2027
1,899
2029
1,753

≈ 387 fewer students by 2029 — a real revenue/relevance risk worth getting ahead of.

An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.

Revenue at risk

At $12,932 per student in district revenue, the 387 students projected to be lost by 2029 represent ≈ $5,004,684/year in funding at risk.

District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.

Nearby high schools — the local competition

The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
Dr. R. W. Goines Stem Academy
Arlington
Private 0.5 55
ARLINGTON COLLEGIATE H S
ARLINGTON
Public 1.4 401 -2.7%
VENTURE ALTER H S
ARLINGTON
Public 1.9 616 +94.3%
WINFREE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL - GRAND PRAIRIE
GRAND PRAIRIE
Public · charter 2.3 198 -8.3%
BASEPOINT ACADEMY - ARLINGTON
ARLINGTON
Public · charter 2.5 8
SEGUIN H S
ARLINGTON
Public 2.6 1,554 -1.1%
MANSFIELD TIMBERVIEW H S
ARLINGTON
Public 2.8 1,788 -9.4%
TCCSE EARLY COLLEGE H S AT TIMBERVIEW
ARLINGTON
Public 2.8 277 +3.7%

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