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Kirkwood, MO vs Watertown Town, MA

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Highlights
- Watertown Town spends 68.9% more per student than Kirkwood.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.4% lower in Watertown Town than in Kirkwood. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Watertown Town had 3.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Kirkwood
 Kirkwood, MOWatertown Town, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,560$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,967  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,141$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3544573
 Students per Counselor276  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.64.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.5%1.5%
Reviews for Kirkwood    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I love living in Kirkwood Missouri, I come from the Chicago area, however; having a doggy, I would like to see a dog park in the Kirkwood area. I walk my doggy on the  More

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Kirkwood, MO has all the features and feel of a small town including the central core business district with RR station, numerous restaurants, small shops, etc. As a  More

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Kirkwood is small town living at its best, even though it's located smack dab in the middle of metro St. Louis. The community is made up of statley historical homes on  More

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Reviews for Watertown Town    4 Reviews

I’ve lived in Watertown for 3½ years after living in Cambridge. It’s slightly further out and could use a couple more MBTA bus lines to make being car-free easier  More

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Over 16 years ago

Watertown has "small town charm" in abundance despite literally sharing borders with both Boston and  More

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I first lived in Watertown several years ago as fresh college grad, and now I've been here again for 2 years with my husband and son. In both instances, I've loved it.   More

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