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Poplar Bluff, MO vs Bowling Green, KY

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- Bowling Green spends 22.3% more per student than Poplar Bluff.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.9% higher in Bowling Green than in Poplar Bluff. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bowling Green had 3.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Poplar Bluff
 Poplar Bluff, MOBowling Green, KYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,687$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,356  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,777$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.88  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5534573
 Students per Counselor377  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.11.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%1.5%
Reviews for Poplar Bluff    4 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

The people here are what makes this town. Most are nice and friendly if talked to. When we bought our home here 7 years ago we were immediately accepted by our  More

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Poplar Bluff is smack dab in the middle of the country. A smallish town that seems to buffer the highs and lows of economics and continues to make modest growth. It is  More

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Over 17 years ago

Poplar Bluff is a good place to raise a family, especially if you are politically conservative and religious. The cost of living is very low on virtually every category  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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