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Bowie, MD vs Centreville, VA

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- Centreville spends 0.2% less per student than Bowie.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.7% lower in Centreville than in Bowie. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Centreville had 0.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bowie
 Bowie, MDCentreville, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,573$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,913  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,083$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.89  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6714573
 Students per Counselor338  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.48.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
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Reviews for Bowie    15 Reviews
Jewel · Bowie, MD
Shopping
Over 10 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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Mario · Chicago, IL
Bowie is a wasteland
Over 10 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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troy · Bowie, MD
TO HIGH
Over 13 years ago

COST TO MUCH TO LIVE  More

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Reviews for Centreville    8 Reviews
Barry · Centreville, VA
Centreville = Taxes
Over 1 years ago

Taxes are complete outrageous. Services are criminals with items such as electricity that resemble a Centreville, Virginia gets a BestPlaces Cost of Living score of  More

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Colibri · Centreville, VA
Good Economy
Over 12 years ago

Good  More

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Bob · Centreville, VA
Centreville VA
Over 13 years ago

It's a great place to live way better then  More

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