2025 Compare Cities Education:
Newark, OH vs Bowling Green, KY

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Highlights
- Bowling Green spends 17.0% less per student than Newark.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.2% lower in Bowling Green than in Newark. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bowling Green had 6.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Newark
 Newark, OHBowling Green, KYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,687$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,824  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,777$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.37  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5534573
 Students per Counselor480  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%1.5%
Reviews for Newark    7 Reviews

I have lived here in Newark for over nine and a half years. This isn't the best place to live. Sure there's historical buildings, including the courthouse, and the  More

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We retired to Newark, coming from the ‘burbs of the Chicago area. People we meet are surprised to hear that someone would choose Newark to retire to, but as newcomers  More

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This city is good for the older generation, rtetiring, and folks that wont mind settling in an affordable-yet-boring town. Crime is going up. Poverty increasing, and  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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