2026 Compare Cities Education:
Bowling Green, KY vs Burlington, VT

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- Burlington spends 77.9% more per student than Bowling Green.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.8% lower in Burlington than in Bowling Green. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Burlington had 9.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bowling Green
 Bowling Green, KYBurlington, VTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$22,565$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,814  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,451$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.5  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2964573
 Students per Counselor407  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.6%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 Burlington    32 Reviews

The good: beautiful, safe, walkable downtown, outdoors nearby. The bad: the woke nonsense is overwhelming, winters are long and brutal, dating scene is beyond  More

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Having lived in the Burlington VT area for more than a decade, I wish I would have done my research before relocating. Yes, VT has some great draws- but the cons far out  More

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Over 9 years ago

If your a hippie you'll love Burlington! The grass is green all year round.  More

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