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Boston, MA vs Elizabeth City, NC

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- Elizabeth City spends 60.2% less per student than Boston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 31.5% higher in Elizabeth City than in Boston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Elizabeth City had 0.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Boston
 Boston, MAElizabeth City, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,694$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$23,918  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.25  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7984573
 Students per Counselor567  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%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 Elizabeth City    9 Reviews

chandler · 
Over 6 years ago

I lived in this city my whole life and is love  More

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let me start by saying yes i was once part of the crime issues in my city i love to now call home,and at my age now ive studied and researched the different cities thats  More

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Over 13 years ago

Elizabeth city has has alot of potiential square feet wise that is. Other than that the city needs some people (Out of state) with common sense to run the city, city  More

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