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Milford, DE vs Bowie, MD

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- Bowie spends 1.9% more per student than Milford.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.8% lower in Bowie than in Milford. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bowie had 12.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Milford
 Milford, DEBowie, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,603$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,862  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,718$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.29  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11554573
 Students per Counselor372  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Milford    3 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Milford, like any town other than Newark, is very unsophisticated, boring, unfriendly, and uneducated. I've resided in many states and Delaware will be the state that I  More

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Over 13 years ago

I grew up in and around Milford and loved it. It has a small town feel to it, yet is modern enough for all of the conveniences of an Eastern Shore city. People are  More

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approx 20 minutes to Dover, 20 minutes to Lewes/Rehoboth Beach area.Live the beach life without the beach  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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