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Stowe, VT vs Pittsfield, MA

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- Pittsfield spends 10.5% more per student than Stowe.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.5% lower in Pittsfield than in Stowe. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pittsfield had 4.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Stowe
 Stowe, VTPittsfield, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,370$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$17,294  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,441$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.91  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3974573
 Students per Counselor168  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Stowe    2 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Stowe is a great place to live if you have money. Apartments are about $1000 a mnt and up without heat or elec and that will about $200 ARVG a month or more depending on  More

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Over 14 years ago

Beautiful town just the winters are  More

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Reviews for Pittsfield    6 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I have grown up in Pittsfield, moved away, and came back. The loss of the GE manufacturing plant in the 80's adversely affected this blue collar city. This is not the  More

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Pittsfield has done nothing to attract any form of business for the 40 of 47 years that I have lived here. The current tax rate is now 3.7% for business property - that  More

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Hello, I was surprised to see Pittsfield, MA, listed as one of the towns with least crime. We've had 4 shootings since the beginning of the year! Where do you get  More

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