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Spearfish, SD vs Boston, MA

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Highlights
- Boston spends 162.0% more per student than Spearfish.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.1% lower in Boston than in Spearfish. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Boston had 7.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Spearfish
 Spearfish, SDBoston, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$29,396$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,435  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,967$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.8  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7174573
 Students per Counselor323  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.42.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.6%1.5%
Reviews for Spearfish    4 Reviews

I've been in the black Hills since 1994 and,recently moved to the east side of the state, Sioux Falls to be exact. Spearfish, is a very nice & beautiful community but,  More

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Over 18 years ago

The weather is perfect for outdoor  More

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Over 18 years ago

Spearfish is beautiful but there is very little job opportunity. As a result those people who want to advance in their career should avoid Spearfish. On the other hand  More

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Reviews for Boston    122 Reviews

Over 2 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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