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Jamestown, NY vs Fitchburg, MA

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Highlights
- Fitchburg spends 22.4% less per student than Jamestown.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.4% higher in Fitchburg than in Jamestown. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fitchburg had 3.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Jamestown
 Jamestown, NYFitchburg, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,742$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,759  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,582$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.72  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4644573
 Students per Counselor290  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Jamestown    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

I have lived all over this country and can say that Jamestown is a lovely old city. It has some problems common to small, rural cities in the northeast - lack of job  More

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Over 18 years ago

We have been out West several times and find that we like the wide open spaces. Here in New York the foothills are to close and not enough open  More

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Reviews for Fitchburg    6 Reviews

I've had the privilege to live in many places across the US in several states. Fitchburg is easily the worst place I have lived, by far. To find it, drive west on the  More

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First off, Fitchburg is not a bad place to live. If you want an urban feel with a country setting this is a great place. If you don't like new england winters, bad  More

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First off, Fitchburg is not a bad place to live. If you want an urban feel with a country setting this is a great place. If you don't like new england winters, bad  More

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