2025 Compare Cities Education:
Madison, WI vs Bowie, MD

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Highlights
- Bowie spends 0.2% less per student than Madison.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.2% higher in Bowie than in Madison. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bowie had 0.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Madison
 Madison, WIBowie, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,603$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,473  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,718$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.2  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11554573
 Students per Counselor415  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Madison    78 Reviews

Unfortunately, a number of these reviews are politically based. Madison remains the only shining star in Wisconsin’s economy. The economy is broadly based, with  More

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Have been living in Madison for almost 3 years. It’s very safe, ppl generally friendly and for a town of its size it has fair number of good restaurants and interesting  More

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Lacks balance and zero accountability.   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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