2026 Compare Cities Education:
Bowie, MD vs Dallas, TX

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Highlights
- Dallas spends 25.2% less per student than Bowie.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.1% higher in Dallas than in Bowie. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Dallas had 16.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bowie
 Bowie, MDDallas, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,172$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,913  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,920$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.89  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9714573
 Students per Counselor338  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.48.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%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 Dallas    228 Reviews

I seldom review anything but I was inspired by reading the other Dallas reviews to add my two cents. I’ve been here since 2015 and we hope to leave when we can get jobs  More

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I have lived in Dallas, as well as areas around the Dallas Metroplex, for over 20 years. With that said, what I have seen in that time, has not been overly pleasing; and  More

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There is only one thing I found to be relatively good in this city: upscale restaurants. The food is tasty but only in upscale restaurants, I am vegan, and still found  More

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