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Oneonta, NY vs Beacon, NY

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Highlights
- Beacon spends 3.9% less per student than Oneonta.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.9% higher in Beacon than in Oneonta. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Beacon had 2.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Oneonta
 Oneonta, NYBeacon, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student$29,530$28,380$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$24,056$24,643$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$15,378$16,100$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.6512.4516.23
 Students per Librarian4509054573
 Students per Counselor196347530
 Grade School Educ.1.9%2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%6.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.4%91.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.2%16.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.3%9.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.9%41.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.15.3%16.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.9%1.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.2%1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Oneonta    8 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

We have lived here for five years, and are looking to move. The town is fairly conservative and ethnically monotone. In fact, there is a history of racial  More

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Our family has lived in Oneonta for the past 14 years. It is great! Oneonta is safe, friendly, active and serene. The hills will grab you and keep you. Whikle not NYC it  More

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Over 15 years ago

Well oneonta sucks, if it were not for the colleges, it would dry up. the cops suck, they are not trained the way they should be. down town is a ghost town all closed  More

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Reviews for Beacon    13 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Forget the negative reviews of Beacon. Those are old and the city has changed so much. Beacon is quaint, friendly, and growing so much. There's so much to see and do  More

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Great shopping they said, cute town, great art, lots of culture, amazing antique stores, fashionable and chic, a home away from home for Brooklyn and NYC denizens.  More

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Over 7 years ago

So this town had a lot of potential and I decided to visit ultimately buying a condo. It was a town in transition 7 yrs ago.....now it is growing into a hipster arts  More

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