2025 Compare Cities Education:
Graham, WA vs Bowie, MD

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Highlights
- Bowie spends 4.1% less per student than Graham.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.6% lower in Bowie than in Graham. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bowie had 4.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Graham
 Graham, WABowie, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,603$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,056  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,718$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.68  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11554573
 Students per Counselor441  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Graham    3 Reviews

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Over 15 years ago

I grew up in nearby Puyallup & moved to Graham 14 years ago. It is a beautiful community only 30 minutes from the mountains and beautiful lakes. I have 3 children in  More

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Over 17 years ago

I live in the Pierce County area in Washington state. It's the county that's underneath King County (where Seattle is). It's true that the Seattle and Puget Sound area  More

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Reviews for Bowie    15 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Bowie should have better department stores. One has to travel to another city to find a Nordstroms and other upscale stores. Bowie Towne Center seems to bring in lesser  More

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Over 10 years ago

I grew up in Bowie in the 1980s. At the time, despite being in PG County which was nicknamed DC's ugly city because its demographics and crime were similar to the  More

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Over 13 years ago

COST TO MUCH TO LIVE  More

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