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Dartmouth, MA vs Beacon, NY

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Highlights
- Beacon spends 39.7% more per student than Dartmouth.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.9% lower in Beacon than in Dartmouth. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Beacon had 6.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Dartmouth
 Dartmouth, MABeacon, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$28,380$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,183  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,100$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.95  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9054573
 Students per Counselor353  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Dartmouth    1 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Your information is very out of date. Current per pupil spending in Dartmouth is $9789 per  More

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Reviews for Beacon    13 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Forget the negative reviews of Beacon. Those are old and the city has changed so much. Beacon is quaint, friendly, and growing so much. There's so much to see and do  More

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Great shopping they said, cute town, great art, lots of culture, amazing antique stores, fashionable and chic, a home away from home for Brooklyn and NYC denizens.  More

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Over 8 years ago

So this town had a lot of potential and I decided to visit ultimately buying a condo. It was a town in transition 7 yrs ago.....now it is growing into a hipster arts  More

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