2026 Compare Cities Education:
Albany, NY vs Brisbane, CA

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Highlights
- Brisbane spends 22.8% less per student than Albany.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 56.6% higher in Brisbane than in Albany. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Brisbane had 0.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Albany
 Albany, NYBrisbane, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,087$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,333  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,271$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.64  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock80554573
 Students per Counselor248  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock8.8%1.5%
Reviews for Albany    56 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I live relatively close to Albany, and I gotta say, its a great city. I think it has a lot of good places for food, good living spaces, nice jobs and offices, and I  More

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Over 6 years ago

I’ve lived just outside of Albany in Clifton Park and its always been decent for me. The town is nice and theres a lot to do. The prices are a little expensive including  More

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Over 6 years ago

Good place to retire. Walkable. Young people. Buses. Sidewalks. Feel safe here in Whitehall neighborhood. Plenty to do. Taxes in ny are high,but you get what you pay  More

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Reviews for Brisbane    4 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

is the name of this town because during the winter holiday people put up stars on their homes that can been seen from the entrance to the town that are donated by shops  More

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Brisbane is a very cute little town/city/suburb. But it's kind of expensive and a little bit difficult and long to get into the city. And as far as getting around in the  More

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Over 15 years ago

awesome climate to live  More

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