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Benton, KY vs Bowling Green, KY

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Highlights
- Bowling Green spends 0.1% less per student than Benton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.2% higher in Bowling Green than in Benton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bowling Green had 9.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Benton
 Benton, KYBowling Green, KYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,687$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,565  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,777$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.69  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5534573
 Students per Counselor285  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.30.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.13.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%1.5%
Reviews for Benton    3 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

It seems like a nasty town ever since it decided to be a sundown town back in 1914. Pretty much speaks for itself.  More

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We were looking for a cute small town (pop. under 10,000), low crime, and moderate winters. By "cute" I mean that the Main Street has lots of locally owned small  More

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Over 17 years ago

Marshall County is the best place in the world to  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 7 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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