2025 Compare Cities Education:
Northampton, MA vs Tucson, AZ

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Highlights
- Tucson spends 49.7% less per student than Northampton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 52.1% higher in Tucson than in Northampton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tucson had 8.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Northampton
 Northampton, MATucson, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,756$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,434  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,785$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.95  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14474573
 Students per Counselor364  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.62.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%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 Tucson    287 Reviews

My wife and I characterize ourselves as a young couple, well educated, with decent positions and we’re Tucson natives. We’ve observed our quality of life from both a  More

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Over 1 years ago

I was reading the reviews for Tucson, and after living there for 6 years, I feel the need to weigh in. There are many pros in Tucson: access to recreational areas,  More

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I spend considerable time in and around Tucson, and I've see it rapidly going "downhill" since 2020. It's definitely not the nice town I remember from when I was a  More

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