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Pittsfield, MA vs Daytona Beach, FL

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- Daytona Beach spends 54.6% less per student than Pittsfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 60.9% higher in Daytona Beach than in Pittsfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Daytona Beach had 4.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Pittsfield
 Pittsfield, MADaytona Beach, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,617$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,206  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,374$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.3  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9424573
 Students per Counselor370  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Pittsfield    6 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I have grown up in Pittsfield, moved away, and came back. The loss of the GE manufacturing plant in the 80's adversely affected this blue collar city. This is not the  More

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Pittsfield has done nothing to attract any form of business for the 40 of 47 years that I have lived here. The current tax rate is now 3.7% for business property - that  More

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Hello, I was surprised to see Pittsfield, MA, listed as one of the towns with least crime. We've had 4 shootings since the beginning of the year! Where do you get  More

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Reviews for Daytona Beach    18 Reviews

It's important to know there are two Daytonas. There's Daytona Beach, which is where, well, the beach is. Then there's Daytona on the mainland side of things. These are  More

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I moved here in April of 2018 and I'm very happy. I live downtown on the Halifax river/Intracoastal Waterway, by the beautiful marina and the Chart House restaurant. I'm  More

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They also built a Tanger Outlet Store with multiple shops. You can find things to do in Daytona Beach. I think the area gets a very bad rap at times due to Bike Week  More

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