2025 Compare Cities Education:
Florence, KY vs Medford, MA

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Highlights
- Medford spends 83.8% more per student than Florence.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.9% lower in Medford than in Florence. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Medford had 2.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Florence
 Florence, KYMedford, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,560$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,172  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,141$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3544573
 Students per Counselor350  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.8%1.5%
Reviews for Florence    5 Reviews

It's a great place to live if you are a redneck. Really, when you cross over from Ohio it's like going to another country. I grew up here and spent my formative  More

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Over 10 years ago

Northern Kentucky is just too far north for me. Too much influence from Ohio. I'm a southern girl at heart and I'm looking to get down to the true south.  More

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Raised in Northern kentucky my entire life, I moved to San Antonio Texas last year at age 19. I am now 20, and have a soft spot for Florence... It's a suburban culture,  More

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Reviews for Medford    2 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Medford is still an affordable place to live compared to the surrounding communities of Somerville, Cambridge, Winchester, and Arlington. It has easy access to highways  More

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Over 18 years ago

Quality housing still at affordable prices. A nice bedroom community 7 miles from downtown Boston with excellent access to Cape Cod and New  More

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