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Bowie, MD vs Pittsburgh, PA

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Highlights
- Pittsburgh spends 32.4% more per student than Bowie.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.3% lower in Pittsburgh than in Bowie. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pittsburgh had 2.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bowie

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 Bowie, MDPittsburgh, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,603$23,300$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,913$17,801$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$9,718$11,006$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.8913.1616.23
 Students per Librarian11555424573
 Students per Counselor338327530
 Grade School Educ.1.6%2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%4.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.95.5%93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.7%14.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.3%8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.48.8%45.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.18.5%13.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%4.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.6%3.9%1.5%

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Reviews for Bowie    15 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Bowie should have better department stores. One has to travel to another city to find a Nordstroms and other upscale stores. Bowie Towne Center seems to bring in lesser  More

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Over 9 years ago

I grew up in Bowie in the 1980s. At the time, despite being in PG County which was nicknamed DC's ugly city because its demographics and crime were similar to the  More

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Over 12 years ago

COST TO MUCH TO LIVE  More

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Reviews for Pittsburgh    189 Reviews

I left Pittsburgh for Cleveland and boy do I appreciate Pittsburgh now. Parts of Pittsburgh are blue collar but sections like East Liberty, Shadyside, Squirrel Hill and  More

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Over 1 years ago

I will give Pittsburgh 5 Stars for the ability to raise a family but it certainly has deficits that I'll cover at the end. I grew up in a small river town 45 minutes  More

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As a custom home builder in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, I have had the opportunity to work in a number of different cities and towns across the state. In my experience,  More

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