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Monrovia, CA vs Boston, MA

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Highlights
- Boston spends 68.7% more per student than Monrovia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 48.5% lower in Boston than in Monrovia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Boston had 2.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Monrovia
 Monrovia, CABoston, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$29,396$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,374  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,967$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7174573
 Students per Counselor380  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.42.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.6%1.5%
Reviews for Monrovia    4 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

It's like Mayberry RFD in a Los Angeles Suburb. I love it, we have all the conveniences, and in this older neighborhood, with many historic homes, it is not a place  More

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Over 16 years ago

Best place to live in winters; hot in  More

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Over 18 years ago

Monrovia is a nice little city with diverse culture and recreation, we have easy access to freeways and convenient public transportation. We are pretty much close to  More

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Reviews for Boston    122 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

health care in the country, plenty of jobs, gorgeous architecture, cool neighborhoods, lots of great restaurants, and always something to do. The beautiful coast, the  More

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I've lived in/near Boston my whole life almost. It has many pros such as a big city feel, extremely safe, reliable train transportation, great food. However any pro  More

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I moved to MA from the country of Georgia in eastern Europe. Then traveled quite a bit in the U.S. Boston definitely has its own flavor. Suburbs offer okay schools,  More

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