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Swampscott, MA vs Ferguson, MO

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Highlights
- Ferguson spends 31.0% less per student than Swampscott.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.4% higher in Ferguson than in Swampscott. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ferguson had 9.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Swampscott
 Swampscott, MAFerguson, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,953$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$17,386  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,927$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.04  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6324573
 Students per Counselor355  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.62.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
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As an American white man, I can't begin to put my feet into the shoes of a black man. Fact is, the black man does have a cross to bare in America.I had hoped we, as  More

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