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Port Arthur, TX vs Boston, MA

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Highlights
- Boston spends 131.5% more per student than Port Arthur.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.5% lower in Boston than in Port Arthur. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Boston had 13.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Port Arthur
 Port Arthur, TXBoston, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$29,396$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,864  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,967$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.91  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7174573
 Students per Counselor422  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.10.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.6%1.5%
Reviews for Port Arthur    9 Reviews

Port arthur and surrounding areas CONS: hot and very humid summers cant go outside during summer hungry mosquitos chase you. Most pdople on the road especially with  More

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Over 10 years ago

Seattle, here we  More

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Over 11 years ago

I live in the Port Acres area of Port Arthur and I like the rural area very much. I do have to wonder what kind of hallucinogenic drugs he had used prior to writing his  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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