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

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Highlights
- Huntsville spends 52.3% less per student than Amherst.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 64.2% higher in Huntsville than in Amherst. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Huntsville had 4.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Amherst
 Amherst, NYHuntsville, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,176$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,132  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,898$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.41  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5644573
 Students per Counselor319  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.56.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.5%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 Huntsville    53 Reviews

Low cost of living, and all the amenities you need within a short distance. However, the city really hasn't gone through gentrification. There isn't a "nice" part of  More

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Over 4 years ago

Everyone is always like “Huntsville is so up and coming”, which it is, but it’s forcing people out of their homes. They’ve created more jobs and places to live but not  More

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Over 4 years ago

Everyone is always like “Huntsville is so up and coming”, which it is, but it’s forcing people out of their homes. They’ve created more jobs and places to live but not  More

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