2025 Compare Cities Education:
Bowling Green, KY vs Gurnee, IL

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- Gurnee spends 92.6% more per student than Bowling Green.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.8% lower in Gurnee than in Bowling Green. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gurnee had 13.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bowling Green
 Bowling Green, KYGurnee, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,440$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,814  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,628$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.5  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10054573
 Students per Counselor407  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.7%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 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 Gurnee    2 Reviews

We moved here four years ago from Evanston, IL and I have to say it's been the worst experience of my life. The people here are closed minded, rude, homophobic, racist.  More

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Gurnee is a relatively new community. Incorporated in 1927, it remained a primarily rural, small town until the 1970's. It was at about this time that the growth and  More

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