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Nampa, ID vs Bowling Green, KY

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Highlights
- Bowling Green spends 52.8% more per student than Nampa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.0% lower in Bowling Green than in Nampa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bowling Green had 2.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Nampa
 Nampa, IDBowling Green, KYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,687$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$7,772  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,777$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.93  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5534573
 Students per Counselor548  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%1.5%
Reviews for Nampa    5 Reviews

We have lived in Arizona (near Phoenix) for 20 years. We are in the process of moving to the Nampa/Caldwell area. Trust me you DO NOT want to come to Arizona for an  More

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Sales tax is one area that it hard to get used to, taxes here are probably average but I was not used to paying sales tax. After I checked it out against other states  More

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Over 15 years ago

Im sure the economy is bad everywhere, but in Nampa, i believe i read the unemployment rate is near  More

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Reviews for Bowling Green    7 Reviews

I have lived in Bowling Green 12 years, prior to that I lived in the Terre Haute IN area. Compared to Terre Haute, my husband and I much prefer BG. The winters are much  More

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Over 7 years ago

I was born in BG 62 yrs ago. I left at 17 and returned in 2015. Compared to Texas & the west, BG is the worst. If you like sunshine (I do), it is horrible in BG.  More

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I have lived in Bowling Green for almost seven years now. I'm originally from the Oklahoma City/Moore OK area. My husband and I moved here for his job. Honestly,  More

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