2025 Compare Cities Education:
Harwich, MA vs Worcester, MA

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Highlights
- Worcester spends 18.7% less per student than Harwich.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.7% higher in Worcester than in Harwich. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Worcester had 12.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Harwich
 Harwich, MAWorcester, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,742$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,730  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,582$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.6  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4644573
 Students per Counselor329  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.3%1.5%
Reviews for Harwich    1 Reviews

I grew up in a small town on the Cape, Harwich. Life on the Cape can be describe as living in a bubble, removed from the "real world". But as a child and anyone with a  More

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Reviews for Worcester    11 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

I don't understand why your statistics say there aren't any Hispanics/Latinos in Worcester. I'm Puerto Rican, and I grew up there. There are plenty of Latin people all  More

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Over 13 years ago

Great healthcare statewide, not just in  More

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Though I don't live there, Worcester is a first class bargain for a great first class education! Worcester has at least 10 great colleges and universities in this city,  More

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