2024 Compare Cities Education:
Melbourne, FL vs Fitchburg, MA

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Highlights
- Fitchburg spends 84.2% more per student than Melbourne.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.4% lower in Fitchburg than in Melbourne. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fitchburg had 4.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Melbourne
 Melbourne, FLFitchburg, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,715$19,742$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,148$16,667$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,574$10,582$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.3512.6916.23
 Students per Librarian8384644573
 Students per Counselor397379530
 Grade School Educ.2.2%5.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.4%6.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.92.4%88.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.1%23.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.11.8%9.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.0%23.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.2%6.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%0.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.0%0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Melbourne    28 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Moved here from Ohio 3 months ago, trying not to be disappointed, there isn't much to do, its really small and shopping is bad. I wanted out of Cleveland but didn't  More

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I have lived in many areas of this town. It is growing and has a nice selection of older and very new areas. The access to beaches and parks is quick and well kept.   More

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The rating on here is accurate. Crime is rather high. There's shootings and killings constantly. If you're coming from another state, just check floridatoday.com at  More

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Reviews for Fitchburg    6 Reviews

I've had the privilege to live in many places across the US in several states. Fitchburg is easily the worst place I have lived, by far. To find it, drive west on the  More

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First off, Fitchburg is not a bad place to live. If you want an urban feel with a country setting this is a great place. If you don't like new england winters, bad  More

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First off, Fitchburg is not a bad place to live. If you want an urban feel with a country setting this is a great place. If you don't like new england winters, bad  More

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