2025 Compare Cities Education:
Fall River, MA vs Norwalk, CT

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Highlights
- Norwalk spends 13.2% more per student than Fall River.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.4% lower in Norwalk than in Fall River. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Norwalk had 16.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Fall River
 Fall River, MANorwalk, CTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$22,984$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,183  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,792$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.95  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5064573
 Students per Counselor353  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.15.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%1.5%
Reviews for Fall River    9 Reviews

Over 5 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 9 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 Norwalk    8 Reviews

There's nothing fun to do  More

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Over 15 years ago

Very diverse. Good food,entertainment and social activities. High housing costs and property  More

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Over 16 years ago

Lots to do, but everything is expensive. Taxes are high (i.e.property, which includes each vehicle that you own)and services are just okay, not  More

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