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Bowling Green, OH vs Yelm, WA

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- Yelm spends 8.5% more per student than Bowling Green.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.3% higher in Yelm than in Bowling Green. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Yelm had 1.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bowling Green
 Bowling Green, OHYelm, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,104$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,787  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,162$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.26  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12464573
 Students per Counselor294  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock14.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%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

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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

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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

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Reviews for Yelm    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Yelm is a very nice city to live in. Small enough to have that small town flavor but big enough not to be cramped. Has access to pretty much everywhere you want to go.  More

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I've lived in Yelm 2 years now and LOVE IT! We moved here to get away of the crazyness and extreamly crampedness of the "suburbia"of Puyallup which is just outside of  More

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