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Northfield, MA vs Amherst Town, MA

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- Amherst Town spends 8.0% less per student than Northfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.7% lower in Amherst Town than in Northfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Amherst Town had 5.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Northfield
 Northfield, MAAmherst Town, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,404$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,972  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,450$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.25  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3414573
 Students per Counselor437  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock27.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock17.6%1.5%
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