2025 Compare Cities Education:
Monterey, CA vs Cambridge, MA

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Highlights
- Cambridge spends 53.2% more per student than Monterey.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 44.8% lower in Cambridge than in Monterey. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cambridge had 1.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Monterey
 Monterey, CACambridge, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,560$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,156  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,141$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.73  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3544573
 Students per Counselor526  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock2.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.54.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock28.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock15.1%1.5%
Reviews for Monterey    21 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

The Monterey city area is an excellent place to live and one of the few California locales where it's relatively safe to raise a family. If I could no longer live here I  More

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I grew up on the Monterey Peninsula and had to leave to climb out of poverty. The median income is $35,000 and outside of the military, the jobs are mostly service  More

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My husband and I are just crazy about Monterey. I wonder if we take housing expenses (mortgage or rent) out of the picture, is Monterey still a very expensive city to  More

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Reviews for Cambridge    14 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Cambridge is a great place to live. It is rather expensive, but has great access to Boston, schools and hospitals. There is a lot of construction underway that can be  More

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Need info on test results on tap or drinking water quality, 02139 Green St area.  More

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Home to both Harvard and MIT, Cambridge is the cornerstone of higher education. Residents are very intelligent and open to new ideas.   More

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