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Great Barrington, MA vs Gardner, MA

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- Gardner spends 15.5% less per student than Great Barrington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.2% higher in Gardner than in Great Barrington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gardner had 6.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Great Barrington
 Great Barrington, MAGardner, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,742$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,206  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,582$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.3  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4644573
 Students per Counselor370  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%1.5%
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Reviews for Great Barrington    1 Reviews
Daniel · Stockbridge, MA
Great Barrington and The Berkshires are Wonderful!
Over 6 years ago

My wife and I moved to the area with our 2 month old baby after living most of our lives in Colorado and we could not be happier with our decision. Great Barrington and  More

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Reviews for Gardner    4 Reviews
Mark · Gardner, MA
Great city up and coming
Over 7 years ago

I’ve lived here since 2014 my house is up 58%, the city is improving constantly. We have a very efficient city hall, the people are helpful. Our elected officials care  More

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Kim · Gardner, MA
Boring
Over 17 years ago

There is absolutely NOTHING to do here. i am actively pursuing a move to Florida or somewhere  More

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Cy · Santa Monica, CA
Mixed Bag.
Over 17 years ago

A city at odds with itself. Beautiful rustic spots mixed with urban blight. You want this city to succeed because of it's proud, hard working citizens. However, the  More

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