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Boston, MA vs Gary, IN

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- Gary spends 55.6% less per student than Boston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 51.0% higher in Gary than in Boston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gary had 2.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Boston
 Boston, MAGary, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,054$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$23,918  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,605$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.25  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4354573
 Students per Counselor567  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%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 Gary    8 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I've lived here for 5 years as a homeless gay drug addict, and I think this place is a real  More

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Over 10 years ago

Been here most of my life left and went to Air Force policies and elected residents are terrible not all there is a few that is really concerned but being that they say  More

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I lived in Gary in 1972 - 1976. I was just a kid but I loved Gary. My family moved to upstate NY and after college I moved to San Francisco, Ca. I will tell you this, I  More

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