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South Jordan, UT vs Waltham, MA

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- Waltham spends 115.5% more per student than South Jordan.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 44.4% lower in Waltham than in South Jordan. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Waltham had 5.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to South Jordan
 South Jordan, UTWaltham, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,560$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,558  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,141$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.58  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3544573
 Students per Counselor543  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.1%1.5%
Reviews for South Jordan    4 Reviews

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Over 3 years ago

I moved here 3 years ago from Southern California and absolutely love this beautiful place! I hate intense heat, but have no problem getting warm in the winter.   More

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Over 16 years ago

If you like outdoors stuff year around, this is the place. You have to like winter though. There is 6 months of  More

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Over 17 years ago

It is resonable. But the pay scale in utah is much lower I think then other  More

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Reviews for Waltham    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

My husband and I moved from west of Worcester to Waltham a few months ago and are really enjoying life here. We're situated in an apartment close to Moody Street and  More

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Waltham is home to two well respected colleges/universities: Bentley and Brandeis. That, however, is not all. For within half an hour or so, by commuter train or car,  More

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