2025 Compare Cities Education:
Davidson, NC vs Pittsfield, MA

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Highlights
- Pittsfield spends 85.3% more per student than Davidson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 36.5% lower in Pittsfield than in Davidson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pittsfield had 5.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Davidson
 Davidson, NCPittsfield, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,370$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,703  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,441$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3974573
 Students per Counselor307  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.75.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Davidson    3 Reviews

We just moved here from Chicago about six months ago after visiting Charlotte several time because our son attends UNCC. We happened to visit Davidson to find a new  More

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Over 13 years ago

Granted we just moved to Davidson just a few weeks ago but we find it to be one of the best all-around cities to live in. Close to Charlotte, you have the benefit of  More

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Over 19 years ago

Moved to NC from  More

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Reviews for Pittsfield    6 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I have grown up in Pittsfield, moved away, and came back. The loss of the GE manufacturing plant in the 80's adversely affected this blue collar city. This is not the  More

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Pittsfield has done nothing to attract any form of business for the 40 of 47 years that I have lived here. The current tax rate is now 3.7% for business property - that  More

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Hello, I was surprised to see Pittsfield, MA, listed as one of the towns with least crime. We've had 4 shootings since the beginning of the year! Where do you get  More

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