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Portage, MI vs Bowling Green, KY

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Highlights
- Bowling Green spends 16.7% less per student than Portage.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.7% lower in Bowling Green than in Portage. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bowling Green had 12.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Portage

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 Portage, MIBowling Green, KYUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,237$12,687$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,821$9,814$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,940$5,777$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.3116.516.23
 Students per Librarian7215534573
 Students per Counselor589407530
 Grade School Educ.0.6%7.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.0%7.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.96.4%84.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.8%21.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.3%7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.6%30.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.15.0%8.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%2.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.5%1.5%1.5%

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Reviews for Portage    3 Reviews

I'm just writing because I think that the people who are in my opinion bashing Kalamazoo, really don't know anything about it. I have vacationed in much larger cities,  More

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Before I moved to Portage in 2007, I didn't have any real breathing problems. I had a minor case of hay fever. I moved here and I am stuck inside most of the summer  More

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Over 19 years ago

Portage is a nice palce to live and raise a family. I don't think it would be a good place for a single  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 6 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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ZIPS IN PORTAGE, MICHIGAN
49024 49002
ZIPS IN BOWLING GREEN, KENTUCKY
42101 42104 42103 42122

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