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Bowie, TX vs Ardmore, OK

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Highlights
- Ardmore spends 20.3% less per student than Bowie.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 36.9% higher in Ardmore than in Bowie. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ardmore had 0.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bowie
 Bowie, TXArdmore, OKUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,660$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,508  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,514$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.73  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3004573
 Students per Counselor300  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.15.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Bowie    1 Reviews

I was glad to get back to small town Texas once retired. In general the folks are cheerful, friendly, and helpful. However you do have to keep an eye out for the RABID  More

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Reviews for Ardmore    2 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Can anyone tell me in which areas are the most & least crime in  More

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Over 17 years ago

If you dont like the weather here just wait a few  More

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