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Bowie, MD vs Asheville, NC

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- Asheville spends 31.1% less per student than Bowie.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.2% lower in Asheville than in Bowie. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Asheville had 2.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bowie
 Bowie, MDAsheville, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,129$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,913  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,886$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.89  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3634573
 Students per Counselor338  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.48.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Bowie    15 Reviews

Over 11 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 11 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 14 years ago

COST TO MUCH TO LIVE  More

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Reviews for Asheville    117 Reviews

Lived around this city my entire life, and have spent countless hours in every part of it- at one point, Asheville was the place to be, it had a high standard of living,  More

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Scotty · 

Asheville has changed dramatically over the pass twenty years . At one time downtown and the charming family friendly neighborhoods within, reminded me of The Waltons  More

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This city is very deceiving. Small but if you look close you see big liberal city problems in this town. Mainly because it is overwhelming liberal. Far left liberals.  More

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