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Pittsfield, MA vs Framingham, MA

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- Framingham spends 0.8% more per student than Pittsfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.4% higher in Framingham than in Pittsfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Framingham had 1.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Pittsfield
 Pittsfield, MAFramingham, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,560$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,206  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,141$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.3  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3544573
 Students per Counselor370  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.0%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 Framingham    4 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Great central location and easy access to major routs  More

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Over 17 years ago

One of the reasons I moved here was for the ease of access to the city center of Boston, and also to get on the road in any direction... I still really appreciate that a  More

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Over 17 years ago

Potential option for a dual career couple commuting between Boston and Worcester.OK but not great schools-ethnically diverse but with little crime.Not snooty but your  More

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