2025 Compare Cities Education:
Albany, NY vs New Bern, NC

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Highlights
- New Bern spends 62.0% less per student than Albany.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.0% higher in New Bern than in Albany. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- New Bern had 1.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Albany
 Albany, NYNew Bern, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,880$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,333  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,821$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.64  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7044573
 Students per Counselor248  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.8%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.  Unlock11.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%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 New Bern    12 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

New Bern is a nice quiet town. The people are very nice. The cost of living is low which would be great if you are retiring from a big city. There is always a place eat,  More

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I’ve lived here for my hole Life I’m 12 and I just wanna say if u what snow every xmas and on Xmas don’t come here bc u won’t get it. Now if u want a very hot summer  More

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Over 5 years ago

My wife and I spent a week here and found it to be an enjoyable area. I have been looking to move to NC for a while now and I think this trip talked her into it.  More

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