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Bow, NH vs Charleston, SC

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Highlights
- Charleston spends 8.7% less per student than Bow.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.4% higher in Charleston than in Bow. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Charleston had 1.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bow
 Bow, NHCharleston, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,933$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,017  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,530$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.69  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5054573
 Students per Counselor230  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.57.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%1.5%
Reviews for Bow    4 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

NH in general and Bow specifically is the last place you want to live. The taxes are extremely high and you get nothing for them. Like all of NH every little town has  More

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After spending 20 years in the USAF, I was very happy to relocate to Bow, NH. I evaluated all the places I could live in the world, and settled on Bow for numerous  More

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Over 16 years ago

A great place to raise a family .One of the best school systems in NH.Nice country setting but not far away from the capitol. A hour away from the beach or the  More

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Reviews for Charleston    76 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Charleston is beautiful and unique and incredibly special. If you don't believe me, just ask Anthony Bourdain in his Parts Unknown episode - and he was an insightful  More

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Serious lack of health care and "good old boys club" whereby doctors will not even see the patient but diagnose them based on referring doctor. My sister died there for  More

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Over 5 years ago

Boy, has this once beautiful town changed...for the worse! I initially moved here 20 years ago because the people were so nice, no traffic, great choice of hospitals,  More

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