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Bowling Green, KY vs Oro Valley, AZ

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- Oro Valley spends 15.2% less per student than Bowling Green.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.0% higher in Oro Valley than in Bowling Green. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oro Valley had 14.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bowling Green
 Bowling Green, KYOro Valley, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,756$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,814  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,785$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.5  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14474573
 Students per Counselor407  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.5%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 Oro Valley    5 Reviews

Some of these reviews are so inaccurate. Rentals for a 2-bedroom are closer to $1000/mo and up if you want to live in a safer neighborhood. People here are so intolerant  More

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Over 15 years ago

I have lived here in Oro Valley for 3.8 years -love it here. however lack of cultural diversity, water and the 100+ heat each day for 3 months a year means that i am  More

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I am a retiree from New York. I moved to Tucson two years ago. Now we are about to buy a home in Oro Valley, just north of Tucson. I love this area. The mountains  More

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