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Elkhart, IN vs Boston, MA

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Highlights
- Boston spends 116.4% more per student than Elkhart.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.2% lower in Boston than in Elkhart. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Boston had 9.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Elkhart
 Elkhart, INBoston, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$29,396$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,846  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,967$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7174573
 Students per Counselor437  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.15.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.6%1.5%
Reviews for Elkhart    8 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

I grew up in Elkhart and it's not the greatest city. My car had been broken into numerous times while living in northern Indiana (South Bend as well). I attribute to  More

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Over 13 years ago

I moved away from Elkhart and returned 20 years later. During my time away I lived in many locations around the west coast - but mostly in Arizona. The last couple of  More

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Over 13 years ago

I left Elkhart 20 years ago, lived mainly in Arizona and returned recently. I have been pleasantly surprised at the wonderful people I've met here. I've made more  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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