2025 Compare Cities Education:
Silver Spring, MD vs Bowling Green, KY

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Highlights
- Bowling Green spends 35.7% less per student than Silver Spring.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.1% higher in Bowling Green than in Silver Spring. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bowling Green had 2.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Silver Spring
 Silver Spring, MDBowling Green, KYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,687$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,697  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,777$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5534573
 Students per Counselor292  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%1.5%
Reviews for Silver Spring    18 Reviews

Growing up in Silver Spring, my family and I have been residents for the better part of 25 years. Although some of the development has been great (Discovery Channel, new  More

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What a delightful school! The first time we drove up to the school, our first impression was of the charming shaded playground with wooden structures and surrounding  More

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What a delightful school! The first time we drove up to the school, our first impression was of the charming shaded playground with wooden structures and surrounding  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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