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Boston, MA vs Okemos, MI

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Highlights
- Okemos spends 47.8% less per student than Boston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 51.3% higher in Okemos than in Boston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Okemos had 11.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Boston
 Boston, MAOkemos, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,353$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$23,918  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,708$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.25  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11244573
 Students per Counselor567  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock24.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock12.6%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 Okemos    2 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I’ve lived here for a couple of years now and overall it’s been ok. Okemos, is generally pretty similar to most other small towns in Michigan. However, it’s slightly set  More

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Over 16 years ago

Fantastic school system here in Okemos! Best in the  More

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