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Centreville, VA vs Waltham, MA

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- Waltham spends 34.1% more per student than Centreville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.3% lower in Waltham than in Centreville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Waltham had 2.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Centreville
 Centreville, VAWaltham, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,560$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,085  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,141$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.52  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3544573
 Students per Counselor273  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.1%1.5%
Reviews for Centreville    8 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Taxes are complete outrageous. Services are criminals with items such as electricity that resemble a Centreville, Virginia gets a BestPlaces Cost of Living score of  More

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Over 12 years ago

Good  More

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Over 13 years ago

It's a great place to live way better then  More

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Reviews for Waltham    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

My husband and I moved from west of Worcester to Waltham a few months ago and are really enjoying life here. We're situated in an apartment close to Moody Street and  More

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Waltham is home to two well respected colleges/universities: Bentley and Brandeis. That, however, is not all. For within half an hour or so, by commuter train or car,  More

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