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Arcadia, CA vs Albany, NY

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Highlights
- Albany spends 49.3% more per student than Arcadia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 42.2% lower in Albany than in Arcadia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Albany had 3.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Arcadia
 Arcadia, CAAlbany, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$26,020$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,374  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7774573
 Students per Counselor380  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.1%1.5%
Reviews for Arcadia    4 Reviews

Hi, We live in the city of Los Angeles, a total nightmare for us who lived in Texas for more than 5 years. We have job offers in both Arcadia, CA and in Round Rock  More

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Over 14 years ago

We like a neighborhood which has a lot tree and decent parks. Also, we prefer a place where are convient for restaurant, grocery, shopping mall, and library. Believe or  More

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Over 15 years ago

Arcadia has fairly good weather except for a few extra hot summer days. Rainy weather has been less over the last few years, so a bit of a drought exists. Air quality  More

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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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