2025 Compare Cities Education:
Bowling Green, OH vs Columbia, MD

Change Cities
Highlights
- Columbia spends 13.7% more per student than Bowling Green.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.0% lower in Columbia than in Bowling Green. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbia had 0.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bowling Green
 Bowling Green, OHColumbia, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,912$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,787  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,381$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.26  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3634573
 Students per Counselor294  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.7%1.5%
Reviews for Bowling Green    6 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

THE QUALITY OF EDCUCATION IS EXCELLENT. AS A COLLEGE TOWN, BOWLING GREEN STRIVES TO CONTINUE EXCEEDING IN EDUCATING OUR  More

   |    Reply

Bowling Green is a great place to raise a family. Low cost of living, good schools, great parks and a caring community all combine to make BG a great place to live and  More

   |    Reply

Over 16 years ago

Ohio magazine ranked BG one of the best hometowns in the state. Great, laid back place to raise a family; the University (with over 20,000 students)keeps the economy  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Bowling Green

Reviews for Columbia    28 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Lived here for a while, beautiful opportunities, pays well, overall nice  More

   |    Reply

Been here 30 years was great at first but once they added a transit bus from baltimore to columbia 15-18 years ago that was the beginning of the end. And about 5 years  More

   |    Reply

Columbia can be described in one word: unequal. The neighborhood I live in, River Hill, is jam-packed with almost million-dollar homes, while the neighborhoods of Long  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Columbia


Premium Subscription
Includes Cost of Living compares for child care, utilities, transportation, health, taxes, housing for home owners vs renters, weather, insurance premiums and so much more.


The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

© Best Places. All rights reserved.