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Lowell, MA vs Pittsfield, MA

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Highlights
- Pittsfield spends 0.8% less per student than Lowell.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.1% lower in Pittsfield than in Lowell. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pittsfield had 12.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lowell

Education
 Lowell, MAPittsfield, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$23,560$23,370$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,196$20,206$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$12,141$12,441$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.9910.316.23
 Students per Librarian3543974573
 Students per Counselor331370530
 Grade School Educ.10.0%2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%5.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.82.4%92.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.4%20.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.5%9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.4%33.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.9%9.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%2.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.9%1.2%1.5%

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Reviews for Lowell    4 Reviews

Lowell... what a city! Remember to read the plaques on each sewer reminding our residents not to wash your daily garbage down the gutters. Remember, here in Lowell,  More

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Over 16 years ago

We are in a quiet neighbor hood with modtly elderly people on our street, I have always lived in this city and I wouldn't change for any place in the U.S.A I love the  More

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Over 17 years ago

Many parts of Middlesex county have become incredibly congested and overcrowded in recent years due to immigration. Some white flight taking place in Lowell, though  More

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Reviews for Pittsfield    6 Reviews

I have grown up in Pittsfield, moved away, and came back. The loss of the GE manufacturing plant in the 80's adversely affected this blue collar city. This is not the  More

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Pittsfield has done nothing to attract any form of business for the 40 of 47 years that I have lived here. The current tax rate is now 3.7% for business property - that  More

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Hello, I was surprised to see Pittsfield, MA, listed as one of the towns with least crime. We've had 4 shootings since the beginning of the year! Where do you get  More

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ZIPS IN LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS
01852 01851 01854 01850
ZIPS IN PITTSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS
01201

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