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Bowling Green, KY vs North Myrtle Beach, SC

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- North Myrtle Beach spends 1.4% less per student than Bowling Green.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.5% lower in North Myrtle Beach than in Bowling Green. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- North Myrtle Beach had 10.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bowling Green
 Bowling Green, KYNorth Myrtle Beach, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,505$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,814  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,721$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.5  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5014573
 Students per Counselor407  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%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 North Myrtle Beach    4 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

High taxes, tolls, utilities but close to NYC. Not a good place to retire unless well to do & you have a house on the Jersey shore. Then again, that's if your house  More

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Definitely a tourist area. Not a good place to raise kids! Schools are terrible. Decent amount of crime, nothing too extreme. High accident rate. Dear god do NOT drive  More

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Over 14 years ago

I have visited this area and it is very nice. I am thinking of longer stays. The only thing I find troubling is the lower end rating for water in this area in general.  More

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