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Wilson, NC vs Bowling Green, KY

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Highlights
- Bowling Green spends 29.1% more per student than Wilson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.4% higher in Bowling Green than in Wilson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bowling Green had 3.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Wilson
 Wilson, NCBowling Green, KYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,687$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,164  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,777$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.43  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5534573
 Students per Counselor341  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%1.5%
Reviews for Wilson    7 Reviews

I grew up close to Wilson, attended college at Atlantic Christian College, now Barton College. Back in my college days, Wilson had a lot of great places to go eat,  More

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Wilson (Wilson County) is a fine place to live especially if you are from Wilson. Outsiders are not exactly welcome. Also the town is from 'old money' so the city  More

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Food: There are very few nice places to eat, but everything is so cheap that you can get a good dinner at a clean, well decorated, sit-down establishment for $10. A few  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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