2025 Compare Cities Education:
Pittsburgh, PA vs Bowie, MD

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Highlights
- Bowie spends 24.5% less per student than Pittsburgh.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.5% higher in Bowie than in Pittsburgh. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bowie had 2.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Pittsburgh
 Pittsburgh, PABowie, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,603$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$17,801  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,718$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.16  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11554573
 Students per Counselor327  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Pittsburgh    189 Reviews

I left Pittsburgh for Cleveland and boy do I appreciate Pittsburgh now. Parts of Pittsburgh are blue collar but sections like East Liberty, Shadyside, Squirrel Hill and  More

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Over 2 years ago

I will give Pittsburgh 5 Stars for the ability to raise a family but it certainly has deficits that I'll cover at the end. I grew up in a small river town 45 minutes  More

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As a custom home builder in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, I have had the opportunity to work in a number of different cities and towns across the state. In my experience,  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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