2025 Compare Cities Education:
Amherst, NY vs San Diego, CA

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Highlights
- San Diego spends 30.1% less per student than Amherst.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 98.5% higher in San Diego than in Amherst. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Diego had 6.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Amherst
 Amherst, NYSan Diego, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,358$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,132  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,084$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.41  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock187444573
 Students per Counselor319  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.56.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.4%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 San Diego    319 Reviews

I have lived in San Diego for more than half my life (I am 30) and love it. It has something for everyone and more from arts, to sporting events, and all cuisine is  More

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The only real knock again San Diego is the cost of living, but it is paradise compared to most cities of similar size. Those who complain about the traffic here or say  More

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I have lived in San Diego since 1968 and I am now almost 62 years old. I love San Diego, I really do. But it has become so crowded and so expensive over the years. It  More

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