2025 Compare Cities Education:
Waterbury, CT vs Grand Forks, ND

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Highlights
- Grand Forks spends 28.9% less per student than Waterbury.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.2% lower in Grand Forks than in Waterbury. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Grand Forks had 17.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Waterbury
 Waterbury, CTGrand Forks, NDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,440$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,223  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,635$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.68  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2574573
 Students per Counselor365  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.0%1.5%
Reviews for Waterbury    10 Reviews

Very affordable but it has its own elegant history (Brass City) Almost all residents keep updating their values timely, the largest community, higher cultural  More

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I was born here in 1988 and have lived here after growing up mainly in next-door Watertown (which is outstanding. Go  More

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Over 11 years ago

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Reviews for Grand Forks    21 Reviews

I lived here for about a year and I can't say many good things about it. I'll start with the positives, it has low crime rate and stores are all close by. Negatives  More

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Over 8 years ago

I am a black male and recently moved to the area do to a job offer. For the most part the people are friendly. However if you are black be prepared to give an  More

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Over 12 years ago

If you try to get a job here, please know that there is a strong culture of support for bullying and verbal abuse. The HR department openly supports and assists  More

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