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Bellingham, MA vs Thompson, CT

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Highlights
- Thompson spends 9.0% more per student than Bellingham.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.6% lower in Thompson than in Bellingham. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Thompson had 3.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bellingham
 Bellingham, MAThompson, CTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,734$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,734  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,348$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.68  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5184573
 Students per Counselor308  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
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In a nutshell, the town raised the tax rate from 24 to 26/1000 in value. Also, it seemed that the transition from Massachusetts was more expensive and more bureaucratic  More

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