2024 Compare Cities Education:
Southborough, MA vs Boston, MA

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Highlights
- Boston spends 48.9% more per student than Southborough.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.3% lower in Boston than in Southborough. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Boston had 9.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Southborough
 Southborough, MABoston, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$19,742$29,396$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,667$23,918$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$10,582$13,967$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.6911.2516.23
 Students per Librarian4647174573
 Students per Counselor379567530
 Grade School Educ.1.2%6.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.4%5.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.97.4%88.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.6%12.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.0%4.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.70.8%52.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.23.1%15.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.2%5.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree6.0%3.6%1.5%
Reviews for Southborough    3 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

My son has been a student at Fay School for 7 years and is now in the lower school. He is thriving at Fay academically, socially, and in the athletics program. I  More

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Over 7 years ago

As an alum of Fay, I can say that my experiences there have shaped my life forever. During the years that I spent at Fay, I became a more confident student, person and  More

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Over 7 years ago

Fay School has provided a rigorous and supportive environment. In addition to the academic challenge, students are encouraged to participate in extra-curricular  More

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Reviews for Boston    122 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

health care in the country, plenty of jobs, gorgeous architecture, cool neighborhoods, lots of great restaurants, and always something to do. The beautiful coast, the  More

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I've lived in/near Boston my whole life almost. It has many pros such as a big city feel, extremely safe, reliable train transportation, great food. However any pro  More

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I moved to MA from the country of Georgia in eastern Europe. Then traveled quite a bit in the U.S. Boston definitely has its own flavor. Suburbs offer okay schools,  More

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