2024 Compare Cities Education:
Waterbury, CT vs Schenectady, NY

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Highlights
- Schenectady spends 0.4% less per student than Waterbury.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.3% higher in Schenectady than in Waterbury. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Schenectady had 5.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Waterbury
 Waterbury, CTSchenectady, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student$23,138$23,050$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,223$19,501$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$12,407$12,638$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.6812.8416.23
 Students per Librarian5408074573
 Students per Counselor365291530
 Grade School Educ.9.1%5.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.1%9.3%6.3%
 High School Educ.80.8%85.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.3%19.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.3%12.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.6%22.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.5.8%6.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%1.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.4%1.3%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 10 years ago

Taxes,  More

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Reviews for Schenectady    4 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I have lived in Schenectady for more than two decades, not necessarily by choice up until now. The city looks like it's growing and developing downtown, which is a very  More

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Over 15 years ago

WE have been looking in Schenectady for a few years. We have stayed at the Parker INN a few times in the Presidential Suite. It has what we want. City atmosphere, but  More

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Over 16 years ago

shenectady is a great place to start businesses as well as providing affordable  More

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