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2025 Compare Cities Education:
Norwell, MA vs New Bedford, MA

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- New Bedford spends 7.1% more per student than Norwell.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.1% lower in New Bedford than in Norwell. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- New Bedford had 22.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Norwell
 Norwell, MANew Bedford, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,311$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,727  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,937$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.09  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5294573
 Students per Counselor409  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock13.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock76.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
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Reviews for Norwell    2 Reviews
John · Norwell, MA
Norwell is suburban, not rural
Over 15 years ago

Not sure how the previous comments are accurate. Norwell is a suburban town, not rural.  More

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Donna · Norwell, MA
Country and city combined
Over 17 years ago

Norwell is a lovely, rural town with small neighborhoods, a good range of home prices to appeal to most buyers (not much entry level ie: under $350,000) and easy  More

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Reviews for New Bedford    5 Reviews
David · New Bedford, MA
Gritty mostly, quaint Downtown, high addictions
Over 4 years ago

Grew up here, returned here to assist family after lining/working South of Boston, San Diego, then North of Boston respectively. Outside of the quaint/Historic Downtown  More

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Lincoln · New Bedford, MA
Winters
Over 13 years ago

Cold  More

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Dale · New Bedford, MA
It is what you make it
Over 15 years ago

While unemployment is always a problem here, this city is no worse than any other old Northeastern city. Yes, we do have crime and bad areas, just as any other city  More

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