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New Bedford, MA vs Fall River, MA

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- Fall River spends 0.0% less per student than New Bedford.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.0% lower in Fall River than in New Bedford. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fall River had 1.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to New Bedford

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 New Bedford, MAFall River, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$20,311$20,311$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,183$16,183$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$9,937$9,937$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.9512.9516.23
 Students per Librarian5295294573
 Students per Counselor353353530
 Grade School Educ.13.0%13.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.6%11.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.76.4%75.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.5%18.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.7%8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.0%15.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.3.8%4.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%0.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.5%0.5%1.5%

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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 12 years ago

Cold  More

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Over 14 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 Fall River    9 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Could not leave fast enough. Crime, unemployment, and the prejudice against anyone not of Portuguese descent was palpable. Gangs running  More

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Over 8 years ago

A lot of negative thing are being said about fall river on this page. I grew up in this city and I have to say it was much nicer when I was a child.but it seems like  More

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As someone who was born and raised in Fall River, MA, I have to say that all the negative remarks I read are absolutely correct. In fact, the only good thing about Fall  More

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