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Chester, PA vs Bowling Green, KY

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Highlights
- Bowling Green spends 43.2% less per student than Chester.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.4% higher in Bowling Green than in Chester. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bowling Green had 0.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Chester
 Chester, PABowling Green, KYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,687$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$17,270  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,777$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5534573
 Students per Counselor323  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.14.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%1.5%
Reviews for Chester    7 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A SMALL TOWN, THE TRANSPORTATION IS CONVENIENT FOR ALL MODES OR LINKS TO ALL AREAS OUTSIDE THE  More

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The people are the problem in Chester PA. Probably 97% of the poplulation abuses drugs. Many of the people that live there aide the drug dealers because they grew up  More

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25% of the population living below the poverty line, at times the drop out rate from the high school has been 50% (which explains why 25% of adults over 18 don't have a  More

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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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