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St. Simons, GA vs Boston, MA

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Highlights
- Boston spends 122.4% more per student than St. Simons.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.4% lower in Boston than in St. Simons. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Boston had 8.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to St. Simons
 St. Simons, GABoston, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,217$29,396$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,496$23,918$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,409$13,967$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.7211.2516.23
 Students per Librarian4847174573
 Students per Counselor452567530
 Grade School Educ.1.7%6.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%5.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.96.5%88.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.8%12.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.7%4.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.54.7%52.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.14.4%15.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.1%5.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.4%3.6%1.5%
Reviews for St. Simons    3 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

nice place with a cute downtown. nice winter but summer are a way too humide and the nat bugs are very bad; they eat eat you to bone!!! the wages are low and not much to  More

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Over 18 years ago

It is beautiful, with the tree-lined streets and sunny beaches but it is also a very crazy place. Living on an island does something to people; it's as if all anyone  More

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Over 18 years ago

St. Simons is a beautiful little southern island. Real estate is over priced and the variety of people is low. It is a wonderful place to raise your children and to  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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