2025 Compare Cities Education:
Huntsville, AL vs Bow, NH

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Highlights
- Bow spends 85.6% more per student than Huntsville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 37.6% lower in Bow than in Huntsville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bow had 7.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Huntsville
 Huntsville, ALBow, NHUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,744$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,752  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,186$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.73  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3004573
 Students per Counselor470  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Huntsville    53 Reviews

Low cost of living, and all the amenities you need within a short distance. However, the city really hasn't gone through gentrification. There isn't a "nice" part of  More

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Over 4 years ago

Everyone is always like “Huntsville is so up and coming”, which it is, but it’s forcing people out of their homes. They’ve created more jobs and places to live but not  More

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Over 4 years ago

Everyone is always like “Huntsville is so up and coming”, which it is, but it’s forcing people out of their homes. They’ve created more jobs and places to live but not  More

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Reviews for Bow    4 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

NH in general and Bow specifically is the last place you want to live. The taxes are extremely high and you get nothing for them. Like all of NH every little town has  More

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After spending 20 years in the USAF, I was very happy to relocate to Bow, NH. I evaluated all the places I could live in the world, and settled on Bow for numerous  More

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Over 16 years ago

A great place to raise a family .One of the best school systems in NH.Nice country setting but not far away from the capitol. A hour away from the beach or the  More

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