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Boston, MA vs Bettendorf, IA

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- Bettendorf spends 54.1% less per student than Boston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.6% higher in Bettendorf than in Boston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bettendorf had 10.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Boston
 Boston, MABettendorf, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,502$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$23,918  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,161$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.25  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5234573
 Students per Counselor567  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%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 Bettendorf    4 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

very low crime, great schools, housing costs-a decent house for family of 5 is around  More

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We are thinking of moving to the area (Iowa). I am an NC native, although we feel the need to move out due to huge influx of newcomers in this area from the northeast  More

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Over 18 years ago

We moved to Bettendorf when our son was in elementary school based on favorable comments about the schools from several friends in similar stages in their lives. We  More

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