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Northampton, MA vs San Francisco, CA

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Highlights
- San Francisco spends 1.8% less per student than Northampton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 86.3% higher in San Francisco than in Northampton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Francisco had 5.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Northampton
 Northampton, MASan Francisco, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,016$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,434  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,028$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.95  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12964573
 Students per Counselor364  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.62.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.0%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 San Francisco    149 Reviews

from a single guy's perspective. let's start this review from 2017. I moved here to be near to my sister who also relocated, and also to attend Cal State East Bay in  More

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I've lived in San Francisco for ten years. I thought I would write a balanced review for people looking to move here. My family is from places like Boise, Atlanta,  More

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I've lived in San Francisco for ten years. I thought I would write a balanced review for people looking to move here. My family is from places like Boise, Atlanta,  More

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