2025 Compare Cities Education:
Owensboro, KY vs Gilroy, CA

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Highlights
- Gilroy spends 31.9% more per student than Owensboro.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 43.7% higher in Gilroy than in Owensboro. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gilroy had 7.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Owensboro
 Owensboro, KYGilroy, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,284  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor353  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Owensboro    20 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Don’t let the small town feel fool ya... Poverty level is 20.4%, that is higher than the national average of 13.4. Cost of electricity is highest in the state per  More

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Over 6 years ago

I live outside of owensboro,coming from a large city to here...Love the peace and  More

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Over 6 years ago

Mark Calitri said that Owensboro is experiencing a true revitalization. Bluegrass, bourbon, barbecue is the brand message or better known as a brand promise and that  More

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Reviews for Gilroy    4 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

I am in the process and figuring out where to move and I have been doing cost comparison, amoung other things, on different places. When will you be updating the tax  More

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Trust me, I love the ecosystem in Gilroy but the truth is that city as a whole does not care about its youth(nor the silicon vally in general but gilroy takes the  More

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Over 19 years ago

Since moving to Gilory six years ago, I've really fallen in love with the small town atmoshpere. I communte 30 minutes to San Jose along with my kids every day. That  More

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