2025 Compare Cities Education:
Bowling Green, KY vs Bristol, CT

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Highlights
- Bristol spends 97.6% more per student than Bowling Green.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.3% lower in Bristol than in Bowling Green. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bristol had 7.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bowling Green
 Bowling Green, KYBristol, CTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$25,069$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,814  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,433$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.5  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4794573
 Students per Counselor407  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%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 7 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 Bristol    4 Reviews

I moved to Bristol in 2003 to purchase a mid-size one family home. Bristol has a great deal of history to it...from clock making (we have the American Clock Museum), a  More

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I was born and raised in NJ, and spent many years living on Long Island, as well as living in upstate NY and other areas in CT. Bristol CT is by far the worst place I  More

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Over 16 years ago

Bristol, in a way can be deceiving. The schools in Bristol seem to be pretty decent, and it also features a park for children and their parents. In addition, it  More

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