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Athens-Clarke County, GA vs Bowling Green, KY

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- Bowling Green spends 15.8% less per student than Athens-Clarke County.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.8% lower in Bowling Green than in Athens-Clarke County. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bowling Green had 5.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Athens-Clarke County

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 Athens-Clarke County, GABowling Green, KYUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,066$12,687$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,771$9,814$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,136$5,777$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.9416.516.23
 Students per Librarian6985534573
 Students per Counselor283407530
 Grade School Educ.3.6%7.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.7%7.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.89.7%84.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.0%21.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.4%7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.1%30.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.14.8%8.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%2.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree6.1%1.5%1.5%

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Reviews for Athens-Clarke County    27 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Athens is really a jewel hidden in & of itself. This place had so much stuff; it's constantly changing. They have city transit. They're expanding the highway and  More

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I absolutely love Athens, Ga. I grew up traveling the world, the first place that I have ever lived in for more than 5 years in a row was Athens, Ga. I cam here in 96  More

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The "Old South" is alive and well, thing about Baptists is they look like real people. Also come late Spring several religious groups feel they have the right to knock  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 ATHENS-CLARKE COUNTY, GEORGIA
30606 30605 30601 30607 30622 30683 30602 30609
ZIPS IN BOWLING GREEN, KENTUCKY
42101 42104 42103 42122

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