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Boston, MA vs Smyrna, GA

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Highlights
- Smyrna spends 52.8% less per student than Boston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.6% higher in Smyrna than in Boston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Smyrna had 7.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Boston
 Boston, MASmyrna, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,877$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$23,918  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,686$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.25  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5374573
 Students per Counselor567  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%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 Smyrna    9 Reviews

I’ve lived in this city for for three years now. I’ve lived all over and I must say this city gives you a small town feel. Right outside of a large city I feel safe and  More

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Smyrna, Ga is the worst place to live because it is low income with a 10% unemployment rate. Large retailers have left the area with the exception of Walmart. The  More

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The thing about the Smyrna/Vinings area is that you have some very nice areas, that are right next door to a very bad area. I just don't want to pay a ton of money to  More

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