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Waltham, MA vs Alameda, CA

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Highlights
- Alameda spends 24.5% less per student than Waltham.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 80.2% higher in Alameda than in Waltham. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Alameda had 0.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Waltham
 Waltham, MAAlameda, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,196  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.99  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock95554573
 Students per Counselor331  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.0%1.5%
Reviews for Waltham    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

My husband and I moved from west of Worcester to Waltham a few months ago and are really enjoying life here. We're situated in an apartment close to Moody Street and  More

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Waltham is home to two well respected colleges/universities: Bentley and Brandeis. That, however, is not all. For within half an hour or so, by commuter train or car,  More

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Reviews for Alameda    6 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Having been born here & 70 now I have watched firsthand, a small, quiet town ruined by excessive building, overcrowding and far too many restaurants for a city this  More

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Enjoy the immense benefit to having a close-knit community with main-street USA feel less than 10 miles from the resources of several urban and education  More

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Alameda, CA is a unique town here in the Bay Area. Perhaps because it is an island, or perhaps because for many decades it was a U.S. Army base, the city has never  More

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