2025 Compare Cities Education:
Carson, CA vs Boston, MA

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Highlights
- Boston spends 68.7% more per student than Carson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 48.5% lower in Boston than in Carson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Boston had 6.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Carson
 Carson, CABoston, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$29,396$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,374  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,967$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7174573
 Students per Counselor380  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.6%1.5%
Reviews for Carson    5 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

The city is going through "Urban Renewal", which means the poor,elderly and homeless can't afford the "NEW" Townhomes so this is what goes on if you fall under either  More

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Over 10 years ago

The weather is very nice throughout the year. We could use more  More

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I've lived in Carson all my life and the only thing special here is the weather. Summers are great, as it is in the 70s for most of the time. However, this is a  More

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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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