2025 Compare Cities Education:
Bowling Green, KY vs Fargo, ND

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Highlights
- Fargo spends 34.6% more per student than Bowling Green.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.3% lower in Fargo than in Bowling Green. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fargo had 11.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bowling Green
 Bowling Green, KYFargo, NDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,075$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,814  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,111$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.5  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2864573
 Students per Counselor407  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%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 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 Fargo    32 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Grew up in Fargo/Northern MN area and was there 29 years. It’s cheap to live, tons of things to do in the summer. But 3-6 months of the year you more than likely will  More

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Tyrel · 

Grew up in south Minneapolis and headed 3 hours west to Fargo. Why did I want to leave the Twin Cities area? Found a great job. Nicer apartment for less money. Nice  More

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Not your typical North Dakota town. Fargo is on the Minnesota border and Cass County makes up 1/4 of the entire states population. It is the urban center and much more  More

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