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Ashburn, VA vs Bowie, MD

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- Bowie spends 1.4% less per student than Ashburn.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.4% higher in Bowie than in Ashburn. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bowie had 0.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ashburn
 Ashburn, VABowie, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,603$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,780  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,718$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.7  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11554573
 Students per Counselor250  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.64.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Ashburn    5 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

We’ve lived here for 10 months and it’s not awesome. The housing costs are insane and the yards are postage stamps with apartments and townhomes lining every road and  More

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Over 10 years ago

Ashburn is part of the growing population of Northern Virginia. A planned community, largely built in the 1990's, Ashburn was one of the first developments in eastern  More

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Over 10 years ago

Weather is great, has all four seasons, minor snow fall and mild  More

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Reviews for Bowie    15 Reviews

Over 10 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 10 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 13 years ago

COST TO MUCH TO LIVE  More

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