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Fort Washington, PA vs Northampton, MA

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- Northampton spends 6.4% less per student than Fort Washington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.6% lower in Northampton than in Fort Washington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Northampton had 2.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Fort Washington

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 Fort Washington, PANorthampton, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$22,858$21,404$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,843$18,434$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$12,188$11,450$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.2910.9516.23
 Students per Librarian4233414573
 Students per Counselor301364530
 Grade School Educ.1.8%2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.8%3.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.96.5%93.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.3%11.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.1%5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.59.0%62.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.19.7%22.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.7%5.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.9%6.9%1.5%

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Reviews for Fort Washington    1 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Beautiful town. Small. Horse Country. Just outside Philadelphia. High cost of housing- average home price over $400,000. Air quality not that great. Tight knit  More

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Reviews for Northampton    6 Reviews

I was born in Northampton in the 1960"s and have lived other places but always came back to live here. My two children were born here too. What draws be back to  More

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The greater Northampton, MA area is generally a pretty good place to live, if you're interested in Western MA or southern New England in general. MA is more affordable  More

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Northampton is a very progressive, diverse, liberal small city where you will find so much to do in just the downtown area alone. Music, shopping, restaurants, bars,  More

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01060 01062 01053 01063

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