2025 Compare Cities Education:
Rocky Mount, NC vs Bowling Green, KY

Change Cities
Highlights
- Bowling Green spends 28.9% more per student than Rocky Mount.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.5% lower in Bowling Green than in Rocky Mount. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bowling Green had 2.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Rocky Mount
 Rocky Mount, NCBowling Green, KYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,687$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,516  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,777$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5534573
 Students per Counselor385  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%1.5%
Reviews for Rocky Mount    8 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Anarchy. Not a good place to live. People drag race up and down the roads at all hours when elderly relatives and neighbors are trying to sleep, and the police here do  More

   |    Reply

Okay, I'm writing this review because I use this site a lot. I think there's some mis-information about Rocky Mount here. Truth be made known, it is neither as good, nor  More

   |    Reply

Over 14 years ago

I move from Washington DC to rocky mount nc nov2008 and I sold my home in Dc and brought a home in rockymount cash money.But Know ready to leave should I hold on to this  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Rocky Mount

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

   |    Reply

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

   |    Reply

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

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Bowling Green


Premium Subscription
Includes Cost of Living compares for child care, utilities, transportation, health, taxes, housing for home owners vs renters, weather, insurance premiums and so much more.


The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

© Best Places. All rights reserved.