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Boston, MA vs Decorah, IA

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Highlights
- Decorah spends 51.8% less per student than Boston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.4% higher in Decorah than in Boston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Decorah had 9.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Boston
 Boston, MADecorah, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,161$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$23,918  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,789$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.25  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3794573
 Students per Counselor567  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.1%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 Decorah    3 Reviews

ridiculously expensive housing for such a small town. The wages in the town do not even remotely compensate for the high cost of housing. Average housing prices start  More

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Over 15 years ago

I have been a resident of Decorah, IA for 26 years. Decorah is located in the northeast corner of Iowa. When we entertain out of town guests they always comment how  More

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Over 15 years ago

This college has the most extensive music program of any liberal arts college around, has a strong connection to public radio, and Decorah is reputed to be a lovely  More

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