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Shelburne Falls, MA vs Northampton, MA

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- Northampton spends 8.0% less per student than Shelburne Falls.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.7% lower in Northampton than in Shelburne Falls. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Northampton had 3.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Shelburne Falls
 Shelburne Falls, MANorthampton, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,404$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,972  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,450$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.25  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3414573
 Students per Counselor437  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.42.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock22.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.9%1.5%
Reviews for Shelburne Falls    1 Reviews

it is a small quiet new england town people are polite but unless you grew up here you are an outsider Winters are extreme, temp drops below 20 around mid nov and  More

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Reviews for Northampton    6 Reviews

I was born in Northampton in the 1960"s and have lived other places but always came back to live here. My two children were born here too. What draws be back to  More

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The greater Northampton, MA area is generally a pretty good place to live, if you're interested in Western MA or southern New England in general. MA is more affordable  More

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Northampton is a very progressive, diverse, liberal small city where you will find so much to do in just the downtown area alone. Music, shopping, restaurants, bars,  More

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