2025 Compare Cities Education:
Norfolk, NE vs Boston, MA

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Highlights
- Boston spends 101.6% more per student than Norfolk.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.4% lower in Boston than in Norfolk. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Boston had 4.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Norfolk
 Norfolk, NEBoston, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$29,396$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,992  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,967$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.31  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7174573
 Students per Counselor321  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.6%1.5%
Reviews for Norfolk    2 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Moved here 16 years ago from OH/IN area. Great place to raise kids, great place for elderly. People are community-minded. Yes, it is 1.5-2 hours away from any major  More

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Over 20 years ago

Norfolk is a stale job market, two of 5 major employer have or will closing their doors. There is little in the way of industy here. That coupled with being taxed 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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