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Hot Springs, AR vs Waltham, MA

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- Waltham spends 69.4% more per student than Hot Springs.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.9% lower in Waltham than in Hot Springs. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Waltham had 6.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Hot Springs
 Hot Springs, ARWaltham, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,560$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,926  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,141$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.09  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3544573
 Students per Counselor335  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.1%1.5%
Reviews for Hot Springs    25 Reviews

I haven’t ever fully lived in this place but I can say it has a very calm feel. Very nice.  More

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I have lived here for several years. It has a lot of touristy things to do.But as far as living here there is not enough weekly activities to do or places to go. They  More

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Hot Springs, which obviously gets it's name from the springs discovered by DeSoto and the Indians is a beautiful piece of history. In it's heyday it was frequented by  More

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Reviews for Waltham    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

My husband and I moved from west of Worcester to Waltham a few months ago and are really enjoying life here. We're situated in an apartment close to Moody Street and  More

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Waltham is home to two well respected colleges/universities: Bentley and Brandeis. That, however, is not all. For within half an hour or so, by commuter train or car,  More

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