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Melrose, MA vs Plummer, ID

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Highlights
- Plummer spends 48.0% less per student than Melrose.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.9% higher in Plummer than in Melrose. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Plummer had 15.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Melrose
 Melrose, MAPlummer, IDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,248$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,196  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,259$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.99  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5094573
 Students per Counselor331  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock81.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.61.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Melrose    1 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Melrose is located a mere 7 miles from Boston and is only one of four cities in MA without a major road traversing, there are three commuter rail stops. It's filled  More

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Reviews for Plummer    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

I am a teacher in Plummer. If you could see our schools, you would be hard-pressed to believe it is possible we spend more than the national average; I'm thinking it is  More

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