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Needham, MA vs Boston, MA

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- Boston spends 29.6% more per student than Needham.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.3% lower in Boston than in Needham. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Boston had 10.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Needham
 Needham, MABoston, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$29,396$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,734  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,967$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.68  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7174573
 Students per Counselor308  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.6.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.81.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree10.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.6%1.5%
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Peter · East Sandwich, MA
Boston is great!
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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Richard · Revere, MA
Many pros, but all are outweighed by the cons
Over 3 years ago

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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Ketevani · Woburn, MA
Do you want to feel poor?! Come on down!
Over 4 years ago

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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