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Plainville, MA vs Acton, MA

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- Acton spends 3.9% more per student than Plainville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.4% lower in Acton than in Plainville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Acton had 1.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Plainville
 Plainville, MAActon, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,560$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,734  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,141$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.68  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3544573
 Students per Counselor308  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock29.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock8.0%1.5%
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