2025 Compare Cities Education:
Amherst, NY vs Auburn, AL

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Highlights
- Auburn spends 47.3% less per student than Amherst.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 68.7% higher in Auburn than in Amherst. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Auburn had 0.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Amherst
 Amherst, NYAuburn, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,328$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,132  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,981$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.41  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4014573
 Students per Counselor319  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.56.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock7.4%1.5%
Reviews for Amherst    8 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Safe and friendly town. You are 20 minutes away from anywhere in  More

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Over 15 years ago

Amherst is a safe suburban area where you can live without having to worry about the crime that may occur in Buffalo and in parts of any city in the United  More

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Over 17 years ago

Really glad I found this site as, I haven't found it easy to find honest data on crime rate in our cities. Thanx for the service, Ada  More

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Reviews for Auburn    16 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Unless you’re a college student or under 30, dont move here cause there is nothing to do. I grew up here and the university used to bring in great concerts but these  More

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Went to Auburn University for 4 years and stayed living here for an additional year. First thing: if you aren’t in classes, dont care for college football, or don’t  More

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Over 15 years ago

Auburn is a very nice place to live and raise a family. Compared to New York where i'm from, living in Auburn is much cheaper. This is a college town so there isn't any  More

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