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Lewes, DE vs Pittsfield, MA

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Highlights
- Pittsfield spends 35.3% more per student than Lewes.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.9% lower in Pittsfield than in Lewes. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pittsfield had 0.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lewes
 Lewes, DEPittsfield, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,370$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,862  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,441$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.29  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3974573
 Students per Counselor372  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree10.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Lewes    4 Reviews

I moved to Lewes in 2009 and it has been a great experience so far. Sussex County has the lowest property taxes in the state and Delaware has no sales tax making it a  More

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Lewes has so much to offer for retirees! It has a great library, wonderful classes for lifelong education (through the Osher Institute, affiliated with U.D.), and a town  More

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Over 15 years ago

I've lived in Lewes, Delaware practically my whole life and love it here. It’s a tight-knit community that really focuses on one another. Lewes frequently tops the  More

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Reviews for Pittsfield    6 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I have grown up in Pittsfield, moved away, and came back. The loss of the GE manufacturing plant in the 80's adversely affected this blue collar city. This is not the  More

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Pittsfield has done nothing to attract any form of business for the 40 of 47 years that I have lived here. The current tax rate is now 3.7% for business property - that  More

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Hello, I was surprised to see Pittsfield, MA, listed as one of the towns with least crime. We've had 4 shootings since the beginning of the year! Where do you get  More

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