2025 Compare Cities Education:
Pearl River, NY vs Boston, MA

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Highlights
- Boston spends 2.5% less per student than Pearl River.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.6% lower in Boston than in Pearl River. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Boston had 2.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Pearl River
 Pearl River, NYBoston, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$29,396$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$27,847  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,967$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.44  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7174573
 Students per Counselor318  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.48.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.6%1.5%
Reviews for Pearl River    3 Reviews

Schools are fantastic. The safe environment allows children to flourish. The community controls its own school district and keeps it strong. Recent investment of $50  More

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I grew up in Pearl River- it is a safe, friendly town with schools top ranked in the state every year... all this and a close proximity (25 miles) to NYC... cost of  More

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Over 17 years ago

Crime is very little to none. In fact, it's so low, when something does happen it seem's the whole town hear's about  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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