2025 Compare Cities Education:
Shrewsbury, MA vs Irvine, CA

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Highlights
- Irvine spends 22.6% less per student than Shrewsbury.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 82.9% higher in Irvine than in Shrewsbury. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Irvine had 0.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Shrewsbury
 Shrewsbury, MAIrvine, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,277$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,667  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,037$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.69  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock163834573
 Students per Counselor379  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.63.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.6%1.5%
Reviews for Shrewsbury    3 Reviews

Having been a resident of Shrewsbury since 1978, I can attest to the findings. As a realtor sharing the views of other realtors, Shrewsbury, I can understand why  More

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Over 11 years ago

Great place to raise your  More

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Over 13 years ago

Shrewsbury resembles a Norman Rockwell painting in the winter months. a suburb of both Boston and downtown Worcester, 50 miles from Boston and 15 minutes from  More

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Reviews for Irvine    42 Reviews

We've lived in Irvine since '87. We have raised two children within the ISUD. Both are grown up. Sure, there have been many changes since then.. the City has  More

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I've lived in Irvine for 2 years and in Orange County for 10 so I'm pretty familiar with the area by now and all it has to offer. Perhaps my review of this place has  More

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I wouldn't live elsewhere. I originally moved to Irvine in 2002 from the Midwest, not knowing what it even was. I left and moved around a great deal locally in OC,  More

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