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Boston, MA vs Rocky Mount, NC

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Highlights
- Rocky Mount spends 66.5% less per student than Boston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 47.5% higher in Rocky Mount than in Boston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rocky Mount had 1.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Boston
 Boston, MARocky Mount, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,846$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$23,918  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,944$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.25  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8284573
 Students per Counselor567  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%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 Rocky Mount    8 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Anarchy. Not a good place to live. People drag race up and down the roads at all hours when elderly relatives and neighbors are trying to sleep, and the police here do  More

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Okay, I'm writing this review because I use this site a lot. I think there's some mis-information about Rocky Mount here. Truth be made known, it is neither as good, nor  More

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Over 14 years ago

I move from Washington DC to rocky mount nc nov2008 and I sold my home in Dc and brought a home in rockymount cash money.But Know ready to leave should I hold on to this  More

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