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Reading, MA vs Norwell, MA

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Highlights
- Norwell spends 19.5% less per student than Reading.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.2% higher in Norwell than in Reading. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Norwell had 1.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Reading
 Reading, MANorwell, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,961$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,196  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,526$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.99  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5294573
 Students per Counselor331  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
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Not sure how the previous comments are accurate. Norwell is a suburban town, not rural.  More

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Over 17 years ago

Norwell is a lovely, rural town with small neighborhoods, a good range of home prices to appeal to most buyers (not much entry level ie: under $350,000) and easy  More

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