2025 Compare Cities Education:
Bow, NH vs Seattle, WA

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Highlights
- Seattle spends 3.3% less per student than Bow.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 58.5% higher in Seattle than in Bow. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Seattle had 2.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bow
 Bow, NHSeattle, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,069$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,017  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,846$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.69  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9894573
 Students per Counselor230  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.57.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.9%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 Seattle    321 Reviews

I have lived here since 1975, I moved here from California but was born and raised in Michigan. I would have to say that I never regretted leaving Michigan and their  More

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Over 3 years ago

I’ve lived in Seattle for just under 7 years and while it can be a stunningly beautiful place, I am very excited to leave. I’ll start with some of the positive aspects.  More

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if you can afford it, Seattle is a very nice place to live and raise a family! however, it is extremely expensive and in the winter, it's rather gloomy. i love gloomy  More

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