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Appleton, WI vs Lawrence, MA

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Highlights
- Lawrence spends 60.4% more per student than Appleton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.6% lower in Lawrence than in Appleton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lawrence had 25.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Appleton
 Appleton, WILawrence, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,221$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,212  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,919$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.61  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5304573
 Students per Counselor425  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock17.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock69.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Appleton    23 Reviews

Just to clarify my earlier review, the people are generally unfriendly, except the overweight women( 90% of women here) are friendly. Tailgatings on 1-41 an 441 is very  More

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Over 7 years ago

Women here are very heavy. People are rude here, will cut you off in public and not say a word. People at the gym walk in and do not even look at you, even though you  More

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Over 8 years ago

Something is happening in Appleton. The place used to be called the shopping capital of Wisco. But, slowly this rather commercial-sounding moniker is being replaced by  More

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Reviews for Lawrence    1 Reviews

Natives of the Boston area tend to be a bit provincial and quick to judge people by where they live. Lawrence has had some down years. It lacks the sterling reputation  More

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