2025 Compare Cities Education:
Owensboro, KY vs Glasgow, KY

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Highlights
- Glasgow spends 14.4% less per student than Owensboro.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.7% higher in Glasgow than in Owensboro. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Glasgow had 5.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Owensboro
 Owensboro, KYGlasgow, KYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,941$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,284  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,439$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6934573
 Students per Counselor353  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%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 Glasgow    2 Reviews

Retired here 2 years ago from Michigan. Less winter but still a lot of gloomy grey days with rain. Had a new house built only to find a very poor work ethic here. It's  More

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Over 11 years ago

I live here in Glasgow all my life and we do have few bad apples in our city but I cannot say that everyone is like that. I am not like that at all and I know there are  More

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