2025 Compare Cities Education:
Northampton, MA vs Hartford, CT

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Highlights
- Hartford spends 17.1% more per student than Northampton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.6% higher in Hartford than in Northampton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hartford had 21.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Northampton
 Northampton, MAHartford, CTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$25,069$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,434  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,433$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.95  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4794573
 Students per Counselor364  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock12.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock73.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.62.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Northampton    6 Reviews

I was born in Northampton in the 1960"s and have lived other places but always came back to live here. My two children were born here too. What draws be back to  More

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The greater Northampton, MA area is generally a pretty good place to live, if you're interested in Western MA or southern New England in general. MA is more affordable  More

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Northampton is a very progressive, diverse, liberal small city where you will find so much to do in just the downtown area alone. Music, shopping, restaurants, bars,  More

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Reviews for Hartford    23 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I love Hartford. Any naysayer is not appreciating the very real and new energy that is revitalizing the city. In conjunction with a wonderful location, relatively mild  More

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Over 4 years ago

Surprised by the low  More

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I lived in CT for about 7 years, and this place is depressing, lonely, and boring. My only entertainment in Hartford, were the Library branches for books and movies. The  More

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