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Corbin, KY vs Bowling Green, KY

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Highlights
- Bowling Green spends 6.3% more per student than Corbin.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.3% higher in Bowling Green than in Corbin. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bowling Green had 5.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Corbin
 Corbin, KYBowling Green, KYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,687$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,987  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,777$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.1  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5534573
 Students per Counselor716  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%1.5%
Reviews for Corbin    8 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Good ole boys in a good ole  More

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Over 17 years ago

The local independent/city school Corbin Independent School Systems, is a very good system, particularly for the area. There are two nearby colleges in the surrounding  More

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Over 19 years ago

Corbin is a nice enough town to raise your kids or grandkids in, since its quiet and relatively safe of bad crimes compared to much of the rest of the USA, but if you  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 8 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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