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Fall River, MA vs Hartford, CT

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Highlights
- Hartford spends 23.4% more per student than Fall River.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.8% lower in Hartford than in Fall River. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hartford had 2.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Fall River

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 Fall River, MAHartford, CTUnited States
 Expend. per Student$20,311$25,069$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,183$20,830$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$9,937$12,433$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.9512.3316.23
 Students per Librarian5294794573
 Students per Counselor353341530
 Grade School Educ.13.5%12.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.0%13.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.75.5%73.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.2%17.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.0%6.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.15.7%16.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.4.1%5.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%1.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.5%0.6%1.5%

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Reviews for Fall River    9 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Could not leave fast enough. Crime, unemployment, and the prejudice against anyone not of Portuguese descent was palpable. Gangs running  More

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Over 8 years ago

A lot of negative thing are being said about fall river on this page. I grew up in this city and I have to say it was much nicer when I was a child.but it seems like  More

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As someone who was born and raised in Fall River, MA, I have to say that all the negative remarks I read are absolutely correct. In fact, the only good thing about Fall  More

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Reviews for Hartford    23 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I love Hartford. Any naysayer is not appreciating the very real and new energy that is revitalizing the city. In conjunction with a wonderful location, relatively mild  More

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Over 3 years ago

Surprised by the low  More

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I lived in CT for about 7 years, and this place is depressing, lonely, and boring. My only entertainment in Hartford, were the Library branches for books and movies. The  More

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ZIPS IN FALL RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS
02720 02721 02724 02723
ZIPS IN HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT
06106 06114 06112 06105 06120 06103

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