2026 Compare Cities Education:
Midland, TX vs Medford, MA

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Highlights
- Medford spends 57.5% more per student than Midland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.4% lower in Medford than in Midland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Medford had 10.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Midland
 Midland, TXMedford, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,560$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,910  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,141$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3544573
 Students per Counselor401  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.8%1.5%
Reviews for Midland    36 Reviews

We came from Central CA to Midland, TX for work. We love this amazing city. People are kind, caring & thoughtful. We love the neighborhood and people ate so giving of  More

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I lived in Midland for 10 years (about 20 years ago) and have returned for family reasons. Have noticed Midland has really grown and is sprawling out along I20 toward  More

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Over 7 years ago

Midland is somewhat of a paradox, people move here for the job opportunities. You live here so that you can make a good living, but all your money goes to the high cost  More

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Reviews for Medford    2 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Medford is still an affordable place to live compared to the surrounding communities of Somerville, Cambridge, Winchester, and Arlington. It has easy access to highways  More

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Over 19 years ago

Quality housing still at affordable prices. A nice bedroom community 7 miles from downtown Boston with excellent access to Cape Cod and New  More

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