2025 Compare Cities Education:
Berkeley, CA vs Worcester, MA

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Highlights
- Worcester spends 11.0% more per student than Berkeley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 41.3% lower in Worcester than in Berkeley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Worcester had 10.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Berkeley
 Berkeley, CAWorcester, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,742$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,323  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,582$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.61  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4644573
 Students per Counselor603  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.73.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.3%1.5%
Reviews for Berkeley    14 Reviews

Have lived in Berkeley for about 35 years now. Housing/Real Estate: If you're looking to move here, $1,000,000 will get you a small cottage in the "flats". Most of  More

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Over 12 years ago

We have the best climate -- summers and winters are mild. Lots of  More

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Over 14 years ago

The 60's have left Berkeley and now it is about MONEY...and the people there have plenty of it and nice hybrid cars (looks like 2 per household) and with a great bicycle  More

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Reviews for Worcester    11 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

I don't understand why your statistics say there aren't any Hispanics/Latinos in Worcester. I'm Puerto Rican, and I grew up there. There are plenty of Latin people all  More

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Over 13 years ago

Great healthcare statewide, not just in  More

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Though I don't live there, Worcester is a first class bargain for a great first class education! Worcester has at least 10 great colleges and universities in this city,  More

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