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Ballwin, MO vs Boston, MA

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Highlights
- Boston spends 110.7% more per student than Ballwin.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.7% lower in Boston than in Ballwin. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Boston had 9.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ballwin
 Ballwin, MOBoston, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$29,396$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,967  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,967$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7174573
 Students per Counselor276  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.62.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.6%1.5%
Reviews for Ballwin    8 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

August gets to 113 degrees with 98 % humidity. When you get out of the shower, you are wet from sweat! My chest whistles trying to get air. There is a January thaw which  More

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I am originally from the city of St. Louis. For the past twenty years, I have resided in west St. Louis county. I live in an established subdivision where the  More

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Over 12 years ago

Summers can be very nice at times, does not usually last for long. Our spring turns hot as summer rolls in and we can have long a stretch of above 90 to peaks of  More

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Reviews for Boston    122 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

health care in the country, plenty of jobs, gorgeous architecture, cool neighborhoods, lots of great restaurants, and always something to do. The beautiful coast, the  More

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I've lived in/near Boston my whole life almost. It has many pros such as a big city feel, extremely safe, reliable train transportation, great food. However any pro  More

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I moved to MA from the country of Georgia in eastern Europe. Then traveled quite a bit in the U.S. Boston definitely has its own flavor. Suburbs offer okay schools,  More

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