2025 Compare Cities Education:
Scranton, PA vs Bowling Green, KY

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Highlights
- Bowling Green spends 22.3% less per student than Scranton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.7% higher in Bowling Green than in Scranton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bowling Green had 3.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Scranton
 Scranton, PABowling Green, KYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,687$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,038  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,777$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5534573
 Students per Counselor382  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%1.5%
Reviews for Scranton    20 Reviews

I retired and moved here in 2008 because it was a cheap place to live and my house cost only $70,000 in '08. I found through time that the city is low in crime, has a  More

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LOVE LIVING IN NORTH SCRANTON PA....MY WIFE AND I HAVE LIVED HERE FOR 12 YEARS AND HAVE MET SO MANY NICE PEOPLE. BEING FROM NY DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN WE MOVED  More

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I HAVE LIVED IN NORTH SCRANTON FOR 10YRS, I REALLY ENJOY LIFE HERE. THERE IS SO MUCH TO OFFER, SUPER LOW COST OF LIVING, HOUSING IS CHEAP TO BUY FOR A NICE HOME. WE HAVE  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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