2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lebanon, NH vs New Bedford, MA

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Highlights
- New Bedford spends 17.9% less per student than Lebanon.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.6% higher in New Bedford than in Lebanon. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- New Bedford had 18.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lebanon
 Lebanon, NHNew Bedford, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,311$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$21,837  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,937$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.15  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5294573
 Students per Counselor168  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock13.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock76.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Lebanon    3 Reviews

If you want an honest opinion, please keep reading. In total, our family has lived on and off in this area 10 years, first on one side of the river, then on the other.  More

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Life is just too difficult here for the regular person, particularly if you come from any other state. I have no idea why they claim the unemployment rate is so low when  More

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The Lebanon/Hanover, New Hampshire community is often rated among the best places to live in the country. Population, however, remains a scant 20,000 or so. We enjoy  More

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Reviews for New Bedford    5 Reviews

Grew up here, returned here to assist family after lining/working South of Boston, San Diego, then North of Boston respectively. Outside of the quaint/Historic Downtown  More

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Over 13 years ago

Cold  More

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Over 15 years ago

While unemployment is always a problem here, this city is no worse than any other old Northeastern city. Yes, we do have crime and bad areas, just as any other city  More

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