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Parkland, FL vs Boston, MA

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Highlights
- Boston spends 150.8% more per student than Parkland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 41.4% lower in Boston than in Parkland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Boston had 10.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Parkland
 Parkland, FLBoston, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$29,396$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,998  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,967$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.19  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7174573
 Students per Counselor366  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.66.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.6%1.5%
Reviews for Parkland    8 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

I am only 18 years old, but I have lived here for 10 years, more than half of my life. I attended Riverglades Elementary, Westglades middle, and Marjory Stoneman Douglas  More

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Over 11 years ago

Let's face it, South Florida has really gone downhill fast in the past 5-7 years. Maybe it was the economy crashing, maybe it was the influx of crazies and weirdos to  More

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Our family is from Chicago and we have been living here a year now. Our family settled in NE Parkland, which is considered the "older" section of town. I like it here!   More

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Reviews for Boston    122 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

health care in the country, plenty of jobs, gorgeous architecture, cool neighborhoods, lots of great restaurants, and always something to do. The beautiful coast, the  More

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I've lived in/near Boston my whole life almost. It has many pros such as a big city feel, extremely safe, reliable train transportation, great food. However any pro  More

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I moved to MA from the country of Georgia in eastern Europe. Then traveled quite a bit in the U.S. Boston definitely has its own flavor. Suburbs offer okay schools,  More

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