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Cambridge, MA vs Holyoke, MA

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Highlights
- Holyoke spends 9.1% less per student than Cambridge.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.9% lower in Holyoke than in Cambridge. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Holyoke had 18.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Cambridge
 Cambridge, MAHolyoke, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,412$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,196  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,506$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.99  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5224573
 Students per Counselor331  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock78.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.80.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Cambridge    14 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Cambridge is a great place to live. It is rather expensive, but has great access to Boston, schools and hospitals. There is a lot of construction underway that can be  More

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Need info on test results on tap or drinking water quality, 02139 Green St area.  More

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Home to both Harvard and MIT, Cambridge is the cornerstone of higher education. Residents are very intelligent and open to new ideas.   More

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Reviews for Holyoke    4 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

best place to live in if you dont live  More

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Maeve · 

Crime is unavoidable. The sound of gun shots ring throughout the night. Trash strewn streets that are not cleaned more than once per year. Some people think that they  More

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Over 16 years ago

Holyoke is bad only in downtown and in the public projects. As every city or town, there are good and bad areas with gangs and no gangs. And even then, we've had have  More

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