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Shirley, MA vs Great Bend, PA

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Highlights
- Great Bend spends 13.4% less per student than Shirley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.8% lower in Great Bend than in Shirley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Great Bend had 8.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Shirley
 Shirley, MAGreat Bend, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,410$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,196  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,013$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.99  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4014573
 Students per Counselor331  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock81.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
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