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Columbia, SC vs Bowling Green, KY

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Highlights
- Bowling Green spends 26.1% less per student than Columbia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.4% higher in Bowling Green than in Columbia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bowling Green had 6.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbia
 Columbia, SCBowling Green, KYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,687$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,952  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,777$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.36  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5534573
 Students per Counselor336  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%1.5%
Reviews for Columbia    50 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I love living in Columbia! I recently graduated from USC and plan to stay. I read the reviews posted here and it shows that like many cities, your experience will depend  More

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Loved living in Columbia, SC prior to my job transfer. It's the perfect size - plenty to do, but still a laid back place. People are extremely friendly, there are  More

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Columbia is such a unique and underrated place. It has a lot of character and history, and good nature trails. Everything feels accessible (by car) and you can get from  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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