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Bowling Green, KY vs Rolla, MO

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- Rolla spends 4.0% less per student than Bowling Green.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.0% lower in Rolla than in Bowling Green. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rolla had 10.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bowling Green
 Bowling Green, KYRolla, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,174$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,814  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,036$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.5  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6544573
 Students per Counselor407  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.3%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 Rolla    11 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Rolla is somewhat dominated by missouri S&T (Missouri University of Science &Technology) formerly known as UMR. The student population is huge. This year alone there are  More

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When looking for a comfortable temporary home for an educational pit stop along the road of life, Rolla is a great place to do so. With our blue ribbon elementary  More

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Rolla is a great place to live, but it is getting worse. There are too many outsiders, imports, transplants from other states, interlopers moving in here. All they want  More

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