2026 Compare Cities Education:
Bowling Green, KY vs Arlington, TN

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Highlights
- Arlington spends 3.6% less per student than Bowling Green.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.5% lower in Arlington than in Bowling Green. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Arlington had 13.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bowling Green
 Bowling Green, KYArlington, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,225$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,814  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,030$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.5  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9584573
 Students per Counselor407  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Bowling Green    7 Reviews

I have lived in Bowling Green 12 years, prior to that I lived in the Terre Haute IN area. Compared to Terre Haute, my husband and I much prefer BG. The winters are much  More

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Over 8 years ago

I was born in BG 62 yrs ago. I left at 17 and returned in 2015. Compared to Texas & the west, BG is the worst. If you like sunshine (I do), it is horrible in BG.  More

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I have lived in Bowling Green for almost seven years now. I'm originally from the Oklahoma City/Moore OK area. My husband and I moved here for his job. Honestly,  More

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Reviews for Arlington    3 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

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Over 18 years ago

We've been here for a few years and it is about as dull and boring as it gets. There's even a significant amount of crime for a tiny town. What's the point of a  More

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Over 20 years ago

Ive been away for a little over 28 years and can probably do 20  More

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