2025 Compare Cities Education:
Haverhill, MA vs Petersburg, VA

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Highlights
- Petersburg spends 36.9% less per student than Haverhill.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.5% higher in Petersburg than in Haverhill. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Petersburg had 5.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Haverhill
 Haverhill, MAPetersburg, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,767$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$17,386  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,100$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.04  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6964573
 Students per Counselor355  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Haverhill    4 Reviews

Haverhill is a historic mill city. The overall vibe is working class. It has some charm throughout. It has some crime and pockets of low end, rundown areas but generally  More

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As a property manager I see 35%-40% of its people moving from high end cities like Reading, Beverly, Danvers and Andover into Haverhill due to the cities historical  More

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Over 16 years ago

Good resturants. Nice city that is up and  More

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Reviews for Petersburg    3 Reviews

Petersburg's crime statistics do not accurately reflect the true picture of our city. Unfortunately, cime is crime, but the lack of the most serious random acts of crime  More

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Though there are people who rent in petersburg who work in nearby richmond, the rental market is not yet prohibitive in richmond. The real value is for those who want  More

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Over 19 years ago

Climate is hot and humid in summer but spring and fall are generally quite nice. Winters are not bad either, it snows occasionally but there is still a lot of sunshine  More

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