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Portland, OR vs Bowling Green, KY

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Highlights
- Bowling Green spends 35.2% less per student than Portland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.3% lower in Bowling Green than in Portland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bowling Green had 9.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Portland
 Portland, ORBowling Green, KYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,687$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,240  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,777$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.25  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5534573
 Students per Counselor299  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%1.5%
Reviews for Portland    386 Reviews

I lived in Portland for 19 years (I've also lived in Boise, ID, the Bay Area, Austin, TX and now Nampa, ID). It drives me nuts when people try to give a large city a  More

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One of the best cities in America. Food scene is the best in the world. Weather is preferable over places where you have the same weather year round. I enjoy the  More

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I moved from Houston to Portland about a year ago. I remember reading the reviews on here and it making me second guess moving before I did, so I wanted to come back and  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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