2024 Compare Cities Education:
Bowling Green, KY vs Boulder, CO

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Highlights
- Boulder spends 27.3% more per student than Bowling Green.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.7% higher in Boulder than in Bowling Green. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Boulder had 14.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bowling Green
 Bowling Green, KYBoulder, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,687$16,153$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,814$12,130$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,777$6,939$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.517.1116.23
 Students per Librarian5536194573
 Students per Counselor407213530
 Grade School Educ.7.7%1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.5%1.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.84.8%96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.0%10.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.9%3.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.4%76.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.9%25.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%5.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.5%9.0%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 6 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 Boulder    55 Reviews

Outside of the university, Boulder had a very distinctive "wealthy hippy" feel. A lot of alternative medicine and a matching ethos. This is changing some among my  More

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We moved here from Texas about 4 years ago and love it here! The amazing sense of community and high regard for the environment are two of the main reasons we love  More

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Over 4 years ago

Most people do much worse than Boulder. I'm the most critical person I've ever met who is never happy or satisfied -- so that's a pretty huge compliment.   More

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