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Norwalk, CT vs Fall River, MA

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Highlights
- Fall River spends 11.6% less per student than Norwalk.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.4% higher in Fall River than in Norwalk. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fall River had 14.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Norwalk
 Norwalk, CTFall River, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,311$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,833  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,937$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.77  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5294573
 Students per Counselor356  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock13.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock75.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Norwalk    8 Reviews

There's nothing fun to do  More

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Over 15 years ago

Very diverse. Good food,entertainment and social activities. High housing costs and property  More

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Over 16 years ago

Lots to do, but everything is expensive. Taxes are high (i.e.property, which includes each vehicle that you own)and services are just okay, not  More

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Reviews for Fall River    9 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Could not leave fast enough. Crime, unemployment, and the prejudice against anyone not of Portuguese descent was palpable. Gangs running  More

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Over 9 years ago

A lot of negative thing are being said about fall river on this page. I grew up in this city and I have to say it was much nicer when I was a child.but it seems like  More

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As someone who was born and raised in Fall River, MA, I have to say that all the negative remarks I read are absolutely correct. In fact, the only good thing about Fall  More

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