2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lowell, MA vs St. Charles, MO

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- St. Charles spends 37.6% less per student than Lowell.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.9% higher in St. Charles than in Lowell. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- St. Charles had 14.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lowell
 Lowell, MASt. Charles, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,704$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,196  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,857$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.99  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9314573
 Students per Counselor331  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%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 St. Charles    10 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I grew up here and I loved everything about the county. There are thousands of little trails all over the place, so when I was a child we would always go running around  More

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Over 10 years ago

It is way too hot & humid here in the summer. Winters are great, except for a lack of  More

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Good growth, decent economics, below average politics. School system above  More

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