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Fall River, MA vs Lowell, MA

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Highlights
- Lowell spends 16.0% more per student than Fall River.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.4% lower in Lowell than in Fall River. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lowell had 9.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Fall River

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 Fall River, MALowell, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$20,311$23,560$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,183$19,196$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$9,937$12,141$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.9511.9916.23
 Students per Librarian5293544573
 Students per Counselor353331530
 Grade School Educ.13.5%10.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.0%7.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.75.5%82.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.2%15.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.0%7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.15.7%27.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.4.1%8.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%1.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.5%0.9%1.5%

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Reviews for Fall River    9 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Could not leave fast enough. Crime, unemployment, and the prejudice against anyone not of Portuguese descent was palpable. Gangs running  More

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Over 8 years ago

A lot of negative thing are being said about fall river on this page. I grew up in this city and I have to say it was much nicer when I was a child.but it seems like  More

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As someone who was born and raised in Fall River, MA, I have to say that all the negative remarks I read are absolutely correct. In fact, the only good thing about Fall  More

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Reviews for Lowell    4 Reviews

Lowell... what a city! Remember to read the plaques on each sewer reminding our residents not to wash your daily garbage down the gutters. Remember, here in Lowell,  More

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Over 16 years ago

We are in a quiet neighbor hood with modtly elderly people on our street, I have always lived in this city and I wouldn't change for any place in the U.S.A I love the  More

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Over 17 years ago

Many parts of Middlesex county have become incredibly congested and overcrowded in recent years due to immigration. Some white flight taking place in Lowell, though  More

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