2025 Compare Cities Education:
Holyoke, MA vs Blacksburg, VA

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Highlights
- Blacksburg spends 42.5% less per student than Holyoke.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.5% higher in Blacksburg than in Holyoke. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Blacksburg had 25.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Holyoke
 Holyoke, MABlacksburg, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,311$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$17,553  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,938$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.52  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5104573
 Students per Counselor319  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.14.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock12.6%1.5%
Reviews for Holyoke    4 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

best place to live in if you dont live  More

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Maeve · 

Crime is unavoidable. The sound of gun shots ring throughout the night. Trash strewn streets that are not cleaned more than once per year. Some people think that they  More

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Over 16 years ago

Holyoke is bad only in downtown and in the public projects. As every city or town, there are good and bad areas with gangs and no gangs. And even then, we've had have  More

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Reviews for Blacksburg    12 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Growing up I thought my city was the best thing since sliced bread. However, since moving to Blacksburg I have changed my tune. Amazing community and  More

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Over 14 years ago

Blacksburg is a very nice place overall, but like others has its pros and cons. It's a small, clean, quaint college town amid rural farmland and forested mountains. The  More

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Over 14 years ago

4 great seasons without  More

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