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Holyoke, MA vs Lynchburg, VA

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Highlights
- Lynchburg spends 35.7% less per student than Holyoke.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.4% higher in Lynchburg than in Holyoke. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lynchburg had 14.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Holyoke
 Holyoke, MALynchburg, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,762$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$17,553  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,572$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.52  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7834573
 Students per Counselor319  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.14.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Holyoke    4 Reviews

Over 6 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 17 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 Lynchburg    30 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Lynchburg, VA, absolutely SUCKS. I'm a native Lynchburger. I moved away when I was 5 & came back when I was 13. These people can't drive to save their lives. They don't  More

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Over 6 years ago

There is much that I like about Lynchburg. The scenery is pretty, lots of historic architecture, well mannered Southerners. But, it is dominated by Jerry Falwell's  More

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I have lived in Lynchburg for twenty years and I am very happy  More

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