2025 Compare Cities Education:
Wheaton, IL vs Bowling Green, KY

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Highlights
- Bowling Green spends 42.4% less per student than Wheaton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.9% higher in Bowling Green than in Wheaton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bowling Green had 12.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Wheaton
 Wheaton, ILBowling Green, KYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,687$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,682  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,777$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.43  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5534573
 Students per Counselor535  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.64.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%1.5%
Reviews for Wheaton    12 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Wheaton is a pretty safe place to live. There are few major crimes that occur each year. It scored an 80 out of 1000 on City Data information.  More

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We moved here from the fast pace of a big city in another state and immediately loved the small town feel to Wheaton. It is a very nice place to live, and there is a lot  More

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Over 16 years ago

Housing is expensive but real estate taxes are even higher. I can no longer afford to live  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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