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Utica, NY vs Saranac Lake, NY

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Highlights
- Saranac Lake spends 32.8% more per student than Utica.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.7% lower in Saranac Lake than in Utica. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Saranac Lake had 14.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Utica

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 Utica, NYSaranac Lake, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student$22,862$30,352$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,084$24,855$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$12,625$15,335$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.8510.1916.23
 Students per Librarian5614274573
 Students per Counselor317201530
 Grade School Educ.10.2%1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.0%6.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.80.8%92.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.4%21.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.11.3%16.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.4%37.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.5.4%15.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%1.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.0%1.3%1.5%

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Reviews for Utica    11 Reviews

Utica has stabilized after a few decades of rather precipitous decline. It reached its peak population of just over 100,000 in 1960 but began a descent in subsequent  More

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I grew up in Utica and it is a great place to live and raise a family. There is a high immigrant population which has helped grow the city and make it very cultural. The  More

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The food is the best in the country, great parks, a zoo, it's own ski hill and great culture with the Stanley and Museum. Plus it's the gateway to the Adirondacks. I  More

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Reviews for Saranac Lake    3 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Saranac Lake is small but great. Great people, decent shopping, with good housing, it's great place to live, if you love the outdoors. It's cold....really cold in the  More

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Over 15 years ago

Saranac Lake is not only chilly but a great place to live. Dr. E.L. Trudeau knew what he was doing when he took a breath of this cold, crisp air way  More

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Small time living in a pristine environment of the Adirondack Park. Year-round theatre, good school system, postsecondary education, world-class research institution  More

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ZIPS IN UTICA, NEW YORK
13501 13502
ZIPS IN SARANAC LAKE, NEW YORK
12983

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