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North Port, FL vs Waltham, MA

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Highlights
- Waltham spends 75.1% more per student than North Port.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.0% lower in Waltham than in North Port. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Waltham had 2.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to North Port
 North Port, FLWaltham, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,560$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,778  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,141$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.38  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3544573
 Students per Counselor406  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.1%1.5%
Reviews for North Port    19 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Good climate, affordable housing, close to  More

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Your typical suburban bedroom community. Affordable housing, most commute to jobs elsewhere, little sense of place, no real downtown. But like a lot of these types of  More

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North Port offers the best in overall climate, low taxes, affordable housing, easy access to a wide variety of shopping, good schools, good medical care, low crime, and  More

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Reviews for Waltham    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

My husband and I moved from west of Worcester to Waltham a few months ago and are really enjoying life here. We're situated in an apartment close to Moody Street and  More

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Waltham is home to two well respected colleges/universities: Bentley and Brandeis. That, however, is not all. For within half an hour or so, by commuter train or car,  More

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