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Ypsilanti, MI vs Bowling Green, KY

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- Bowling Green spends 20.8% less per student than Ypsilanti.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.8% higher in Bowling Green than in Ypsilanti. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bowling Green had 8.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ypsilanti
 Ypsilanti, MIBowling Green, KYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,687$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,455  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,777$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5534573
 Students per Counselor503  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%1.5%
Reviews for Ypsilanti    7 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I have been in Michigan all my life. I was born in Detroit and moved to Ypsilanti to raise my family. Ypsi is about 35 minutes outside of Detroit and it's nice to  More

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Over 17 years ago

Ypsilanti appears to be a safe college town, but upon closer look it is evident that it is a crime-ridden city. Be safe, never travel alone during the night or early  More

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Over 18 years ago

My life in Ypsi was wonderful. Worked at the Kaiser Frazer plant for 3 years My first born (Girl) was born there. Wish to return. Winters were cold and summers were  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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