2025 Compare Cities Education:
New Bedford, MA vs Austin, MN

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Highlights
- Austin spends 9.7% less per student than New Bedford.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.1% higher in Austin than in New Bedford. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Austin had 12.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to New Bedford
 New Bedford, MAAustin, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,342$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,183  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,846$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.95  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock34334573
 Students per Counselor353  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
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 13 years ago

Cold  More

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Over 15 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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Reviews for Austin    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

I lived in Austin for 15 years. I only lasted that long because I had kids and wanted to raise them close to my hometown in another state. I would recommend that you  More

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Over 18 years ago

man you may not think that austin can be hard or anything but im tellin u that i moved up here from chicago and this is a bad little town, the crime rates are high and  More

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