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Boston, MA vs Augusta, GA

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Highlights
- Augusta spends 57.5% less per student than Boston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.3% higher in Augusta than in Boston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Augusta had 2.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Boston
 Boston, MAAugusta, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,489$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$23,918  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,185$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.25  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5844573
 Students per Counselor567  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
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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Reviews for Augusta    35 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I've lived here for 9 years and this is not a good place to live. I've been to 46 states and 4 countries. While people tout the nature, the water is for the most  More

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Over 4 years ago

Richmond County is a cesspool with a greedy racist mayor. The demographics have certainly changed over the years and is now a liberal Democrat hell hole. The Augusta  More

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Over 5 years ago

Augusta is a wonderful place to live. To be honest, people who have negative things to say have NOT made the effort to explore all the beauty. We have a gorgeous lake  More

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