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Boston, MA vs Big Spring, TX

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Highlights
- Big Spring spends 58.9% less per student than Boston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.0% higher in Big Spring than in Boston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Big Spring had 11.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Boston
 Boston, MABig Spring, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,082$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$23,918  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,778$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.25  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11414573
 Students per Counselor567  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock78.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%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 Big Spring    4 Reviews

I lived in Big Spring for a few years.i loved it.Being from the East it was an adventure. Cactus,roadrunners,rodeos,rattlesnake roundup.cattle,possum kingdom lake.I  More

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Over 8 years ago

We picked Big Spring over Midland because of the rolling hills and nature. True there isn't a lot to do here except hike or run the mountain. There is a small movie  More

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Over 16 years ago

One of the worse places to live in the United States. Ranks in the top 17 Texas cities with the highest property taxes. Ranks at the extreme low end of education  More

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