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Pittsfield, MA vs New Britain, CT

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Highlights
- New Britain spends 7.3% more per student than Pittsfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.7% higher in New Britain than in Pittsfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- New Britain had 11.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Pittsfield
 Pittsfield, MANew Britain, CTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$25,069$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,206  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,433$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.3  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4794573
 Students per Counselor370  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock81.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%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 New Britain    1 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

people are very unhappy that live in ct. everyone is struggling to get by with the prices that are some of the highest in the  More

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