2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lowell, MA vs Provo, UT

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Highlights
- Provo spends 58.3% less per student than Lowell.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 103.8% higher in Provo than in Lowell. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Provo had 12.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lowell
 Lowell, MAProvo, UTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,835$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,196  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,859$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.99  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock32934573
 Students per Counselor331  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Lowell    4 Reviews

Lowell... what a city! Remember to read the plaques on each sewer reminding our residents not to wash your daily garbage down the gutters. Remember, here in Lowell,  More

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Over 17 years ago

We are in a quiet neighbor hood with modtly elderly people on our street, I have always lived in this city and I wouldn't change for any place in the U.S.A I love the  More

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Over 18 years ago

Many parts of Middlesex county have become incredibly congested and overcrowded in recent years due to immigration. Some white flight taking place in Lowell, though  More

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Reviews for Provo    21 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I was born in Provo and have lived in a few cities nearby my entire life. While I was raised in a semi-Mormon family, I am no longer LDS. I haven’t been for about 20  More

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Over 7 years ago

I live in Mississippi and im 15. Im looking for somewhere to relocate when I graduate college. Even though im 15 and I have a long way ahead before I even graduate  More

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Great Quality of life. People are  More

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