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Hoover, AL vs Bowie, MD

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Highlights
- Bowie spends 33.4% more per student than Hoover.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.1% lower in Bowie than in Hoover. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bowie had 1.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Hoover
 Hoover, ALBowie, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,603$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,144  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,718$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.32  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11554573
 Students per Counselor417  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Hoover    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Hoover is in central Alabama and is a suburb of Birmigham. It has a mild four season climate wellsuited to nature lovers, golfers, and  More

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Over 19 years ago

Hoover, Alabama has a wide range of home buying opportunities. A huge plus is the up and coming TND community at The Preserve. The homes in this quaint neighborhood  More

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Over 20 years ago

Good municipal facilities (City Recreation Center, great library, good police and fire protection). Good schools (especially for Alabama). Traffic is heavy at  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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