2025 Compare Cities Education:
Bowie, MD vs Henderson, NV

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Highlights
- Henderson spends 34.9% less per student than Bowie.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 57.9% higher in Henderson than in Bowie. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Henderson had 1.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bowie
 Bowie, MDHenderson, NVUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,456$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,913  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,642$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.89  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7284573
 Students per Counselor338  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.48.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Bowie    15 Reviews

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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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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Over 13 years ago

COST TO MUCH TO LIVE  More

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Reviews for Henderson    53 Reviews

Lived here for 3 long years. Besides the laziest people in this pathetic work force, the wind in pretty constant all year. 40 mph is not unusual. Due to the lack of  More

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I grew up in this fast growing town and it feels like home. When my family first moved here in 2003, there was empty land and not a lot of people, but now it feels like  More

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We currently live in Henderson and I am less than impressed. We moved here from Washington State, so we're used to really friendly people and courteous drivers. People  More

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