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Crystal Lake, IL vs Northampton, MA

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Highlights
- Northampton spends 13.3% more per student than Crystal Lake.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.3% lower in Northampton than in Crystal Lake. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Northampton had 0.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Crystal Lake
 Crystal Lake, ILNorthampton, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,404$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,554  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,450$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3414573
 Students per Counselor578  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock22.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.9%1.5%
Reviews for Crystal Lake    7 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Great area for recreational boating, fishing and biking. Great place to involve your kids as there are lots of opportunities' for football, baseball and dance. For  More

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Over 12 years ago

I have been living here for 12 years. It's a nice community with friendly people, but I hate the weather. It feels like winter is 6 months long with many overcast days,  More

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Over 12 years ago

A nice place to raise a family, but not a lot of diversity. We are looking to move from here and searching in the Colorado  More

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Reviews for Northampton    6 Reviews

I was born in Northampton in the 1960"s and have lived other places but always came back to live here. My two children were born here too. What draws be back to  More

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The greater Northampton, MA area is generally a pretty good place to live, if you're interested in Western MA or southern New England in general. MA is more affordable  More

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Northampton is a very progressive, diverse, liberal small city where you will find so much to do in just the downtown area alone. Music, shopping, restaurants, bars,  More

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