2025 Compare Cities Education:
Albany, NY vs Lynnwood, WA

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Highlights
- Lynnwood spends 31.9% less per student than Albany.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 49.6% higher in Lynnwood than in Albany. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lynnwood had 1.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Albany
 Albany, NYLynnwood, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,718$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,333  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,118$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.64  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock15644573
 Students per Counselor248  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%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 Lynnwood    11 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

It rains a lot here. If you can handle the rain, the "3" months of summer is  More

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Over 16 years ago

Lynnwood is a small city of approximately 34,000 people located in South Snohomish County. It's a 20 minute ride to downtown Seattle from here. Many residents work in  More

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Over 17 years ago

This winter was/is one of the coldest and longest since my return to Washington state a few years ago. I also lived here in the late 80's/early 90's, and our recent  More

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