2026 Compare Cities Education:
Amsterdam, NY vs Mexico, MO

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Highlights
- Mexico spends 55.2% less per student than Amsterdam.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.6% lower in Mexico than in Amsterdam. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mexico had 2.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Amsterdam
 Amsterdam, NYMexico, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,568$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,684  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,672$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.09  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7704573
 Students per Counselor238  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.1%1.5%
Reviews for Amsterdam    2 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Cost of living in Amsterdam is  More

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Over 21 years ago

Old city its nice on a river nice place to  More

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Reviews for Mexico    3 Reviews

We moved here in October 2020 from Lehigh Acres, Florida. We wanted somewhere with all 4 seasons instead of hot weather 7-8 months out of the year and cooler weather  More

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Unfortunately, some views of Mexico, Missouri are focused on the past and so those people will stay living in the past, as the rest of us move forward. As to the  More

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Mexico Missouri use to be a very nice little community with activities and many businesses on the square. That was twenty five years ago. Now it is a ghost town of what  More

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