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Washington, DC vs Lowell, MA

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- Lowell spends 22.2% less per student than Washington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.9% higher in Lowell than in Washington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lowell had 10.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Washington
 Washington, DCLowell, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,560$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$23,069  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,141$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3544573
 Students per Counselor445  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock10.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.61.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Washington    97 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Living in DC long term brings on a kind of insidious misery. A long, slow, simmering down of any natural optimism or desire for a better future. It’s a leach of a town  More

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Over 5 years ago

Parts are beautiful but alot is rundown and ghetto. They always show the monuments and upper nw neighborhoods but never show hoods across the Anacostia River. Crime is  More

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Moved to DC 40 years ago from Mpls-St. Paul. DC is an amazing town. Downside is people are very competitive, everything is expensive. Great restaurants, foodie heaven  More

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Reviews for Lowell    4 Reviews

Lowell... what a city! Remember to read the plaques on each sewer reminding our residents not to wash your daily garbage down the gutters. Remember, here in Lowell,  More

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Over 17 years ago

We are in a quiet neighbor hood with modtly elderly people on our street, I have always lived in this city and I wouldn't change for any place in the U.S.A I love the  More

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Over 18 years ago

Many parts of Middlesex county have become incredibly congested and overcrowded in recent years due to immigration. Some white flight taking place in Lowell, though  More

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