2024 Compare Cities Education:
Bowie, MD vs Port St. Lucie, FL

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Highlights
- Port St. Lucie spends 36.5% less per student than Bowie.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 36.5% higher in Port St. Lucie than in Bowie. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Port St. Lucie had 5.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bowie
 Bowie, MDPort St. Lucie, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,603$11,181$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,913$10,002$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$9,718$5,827$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.8918.9616.23
 Students per Librarian115511554573
 Students per Counselor338312530
 Grade School Educ.1.6%3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%5.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.95.5%90.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.7%22.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.3%10.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.48.8%25.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.18.5%6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%1.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.6%0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Bowie    15 Reviews

Over 9 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 9 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 12 years ago

COST TO MUCH TO LIVE  More

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Reviews for Port St. Lucie    53 Reviews

Been here since 2017 and have enjoyed it very much. This is not a 'Big City', so if you're looking for all the big city trappings move on. It's quiet. I have  More

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Raymond · 
Over 4 years ago

We have visited four times and love it so much that we purchased a home here, and move in two weeks! Lets see first the good things. Beautiful weather year around.  More

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Over 5 years ago

Where do I begin. Been here for a few years now and just waiting to retire so I can concentrate on other places. Didn't take more than a year to figure this place out  More

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