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Wake Forest, NC vs Bowie, MD

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Highlights
- Bowie spends 51.5% more per student than Wake Forest.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.1% lower in Bowie than in Wake Forest. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bowie had 1.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Wake Forest
 Wake Forest, NCBowie, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,603$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,531  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,718$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.11  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11554573
 Students per Counselor300  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Wake Forest    5 Reviews

Im a 22 year old male from Denver Colorado.im looking to relocate and transfer for work . Colorado has high taxes and high cost of living and also to much snow during  More

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Relocating from New York City three years ago took some adjustment and once settled in Wake Forest I was able to breath a little bit easier. The pace is something you  More

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The Triangle is a great place to work and live, more reasonable than the North but more expensive than most places in the South. We live in a beautiful  More

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Reviews for Bowie    15 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Bowie should have better department stores. One has to travel to another city to find a Nordstroms and other upscale stores. Bowie Towne Center seems to bring in lesser  More

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Over 10 years ago

I grew up in Bowie in the 1980s. At the time, despite being in PG County which was nicknamed DC's ugly city because its demographics and crime were similar to the  More

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Over 13 years ago

COST TO MUCH TO LIVE  More

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