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Bowie, MD vs Providence, RI

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Highlights
- Providence spends 5.7% more per student than Bowie.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.9% lower in Providence than in Bowie. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Providence had 12.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bowie
 Bowie, MDProvidence, RIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,605$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,913  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,362$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.89  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9134573
 Students per Counselor338  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.48.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%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 Providence    19 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I think I hate this city more then my  More

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Over 9 years ago

I currently live in Rockford IL and just graduated college for broadcasting. I want to move out of this depressing, negative city and was thinking about Providence,  More

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And I've been to San Francisco and Seattle, so that's saying a lot. If you like pot, good for you, my annoyance is with all the people who smoke pot plainly in  More

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