2025 Compare Cities Education:
Fall River, MA vs Pensacola, FL

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Highlights
- Pensacola spends 47.3% less per student than Fall River.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.2% higher in Pensacola than in Fall River. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pensacola had 23.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Fall River
 Fall River, MAPensacola, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,709$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,183  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,296$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.95  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8224573
 Students per Counselor353  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.15.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.1%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 Pensacola    72 Reviews

I grew up in Pcola and moved away after hurricane Ivan over a decade ago. I have recently moved back and was shocked to see the rate of decline it has endured over the  More

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I've lived here for almost 30 years and love it! Good size town but not a big city still plenty to do in downtown's really come alive in the last 10 years. Plus we have  More

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I came here to visit and never left! The American Planning Association named downtown Pensacola "Florida's Greatest Place" after a popular vote and Palafox Street was  More

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