2025 Compare Cities Education:
Hampden, MA vs Hartford, CT

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Highlights
- Hartford spends 17.1% more per student than Hampden.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.0% higher in Hartford than in Hampden. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hartford had 23.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Hampden
 Hampden, MAHartford, CTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$25,069$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$17,553  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,433$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.52  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4794573
 Students per Counselor319  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock12.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock73.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Hampden    1 Reviews

I have lived here for 9 years. People are rude, delusional, and completely entitled. People sit at the town gas pump and talk for 10 minutes not pumping gas. The same  More

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Reviews for Hartford    23 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I love Hartford. Any naysayer is not appreciating the very real and new energy that is revitalizing the city. In conjunction with a wonderful location, relatively mild  More

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Over 4 years ago

Surprised by the low  More

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I lived in CT for about 7 years, and this place is depressing, lonely, and boring. My only entertainment in Hartford, were the Library branches for books and movies. The  More

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