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Gainesville, FL vs Bowling Green, KY

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Highlights
- Bowling Green spends 9.6% more per student than Gainesville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.3% lower in Bowling Green than in Gainesville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bowling Green had 9.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Gainesville

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 Gainesville, FLBowling Green, KYUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,572$12,687$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,094$9,814$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,555$5,777$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.1916.516.23
 Students per Librarian4045534573
 Students per Counselor501407530
 Grade School Educ.2.7%7.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.0%7.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.4%84.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.8%21.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.11.4%7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.49.0%30.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.14.0%8.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.8%2.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree5.3%1.5%1.5%

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Reviews for Gainesville    60 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I've lived here most of my life. It's changed a lot, and a lot of the locals don't like it. Because it's home to one of the largest universities in the country, we see a  More

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Lovely diverse city! People is nice and there is always something to do. Outdoors activities are awesome! The springs are beautiful and there are plenty of hiking  More

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Gainesville has the highest taxes and electrical rates in the state. The city is run by a bunch of liberals who have no idea what they are doing. Crime and homelessness  More

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Reviews for Bowling Green    7 Reviews

I have lived in Bowling Green 12 years, prior to that I lived in the Terre Haute IN area. Compared to Terre Haute, my husband and I much prefer BG. The winters are much  More

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Over 6 years ago

I was born in BG 62 yrs ago. I left at 17 and returned in 2015. Compared to Texas & the west, BG is the worst. If you like sunshine (I do), it is horrible in BG.  More

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I have lived in Bowling Green for almost seven years now. I'm originally from the Oklahoma City/Moore OK area. My husband and I moved here for his job. Honestly,  More

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ZIPS IN GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA
32608, 32607, 32606, 32605, 32609, 32601, 32641, 32653, 32612, 32603, 10 total
ZIPS IN BOWLING GREEN, KENTUCKY
42101 42104 42103 42122

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