2025 Compare Cities Education:
Albany, NY vs Edwardsville, IL

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Highlights
- Edwardsville spends 46.4% less per student than Albany.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.3% higher in Edwardsville than in Albany. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Edwardsville had 8.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Albany
 Albany, NYEdwardsville, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,939$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,333  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,302$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.64  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock58374573
 Students per Counselor248  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.1%1.5%
Reviews for Albany    56 Reviews

Over 3 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 5 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 5 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 Edwardsville    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Edwardsville is a great town that is growing rapidly. The school district is one of the best in the area, it is the home of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville,  More

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Over 18 years ago

Lovely little town with over 75 miles of gorgeous, well maintained, wooded bike trails. Recreational biker's dream  More

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