2026 Compare Cities Education:
Miami, FL vs New Bedford, MA

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Highlights
- New Bedford spends 71.6% more per student than Miami.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 31.6% lower in New Bedford than in Miami. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- New Bedford had 3.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Miami
 Miami, FLNew Bedford, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,311$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,524  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,937$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.93  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5294573
 Students per Counselor439  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock13.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock76.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Miami    189 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Great vacation spot with the best clubs and food. Wynwood and the Miami Design District are the best, just be careful at night. Area tends to jack prices up around  More

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Miami is rapidly devolving into a filthy, crime ridden, unattractive extension of Central America and South America. The population is a bunch of rude entitled dependent  More

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Beautiful place, well into the late 20th Century ... clean, safe, fun, peaceful. Started seeing elements of crap, just a tiny bit, back around 1980. Now what changed  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 14 years ago

Cold  More

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Over 16 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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