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Boston, MA vs Quincy, MA

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Highlights
- Quincy spends 22.8% less per student than Boston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.7% higher in Quincy than in Boston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Quincy had 1.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Boston
 Boston, MAQuincy, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$22,685$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$23,918  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,795$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.25  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3534573
 Students per Counselor567  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.3%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 Quincy    7 Reviews

Where to start? The principal shouts rude things at parents and students and she often lies about phantom school rules. PTO members have quit over this person. Bullying  More

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Over 11 years ago

Quincy is a seaside community and has an approximate population of 90,000 people. Settled by Myles Standish and Captain Wollaston and established as a township in  More

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Over 15 years ago

Not a very bike friendly city but if you are willing to driver there are biking spots north, west and south of here. Lots and lots of Chinese food places but we have  More

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