2025 Compare Cities Education:
Thompson, CT vs Durham, NH

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Highlights
- Durham spends 19.5% less per student than Thompson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.4% higher in Durham than in Thompson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Durham had 7.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Thompson
 Thompson, CTDurham, NHUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,903$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,621  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,919$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.35  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4034573
 Students per Counselor288  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock26.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock9.7%1.5%
Reviews for Thompson    1 Reviews

In a nutshell, the town raised the tax rate from 24 to 26/1000 in value. Also, it seemed that the transition from Massachusetts was more expensive and more bureaucratic  More

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