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Ashburn, VA vs Syracuse, NY

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Highlights
- Syracuse spends 37.4% more per student than Ashburn.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.2% lower in Syracuse than in Ashburn. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Syracuse had 12.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ashburn
 Ashburn, VASyracuse, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,543$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,780  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,960$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.7  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6214573
 Students per Counselor250  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.64.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Ashburn    5 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

We’ve lived here for 10 months and it’s not awesome. The housing costs are insane and the yards are postage stamps with apartments and townhomes lining every road and  More

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Over 11 years ago

Ashburn is part of the growing population of Northern Virginia. A planned community, largely built in the 1990's, Ashburn was one of the first developments in eastern  More

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Over 11 years ago

Weather is great, has all four seasons, minor snow fall and mild  More

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Reviews for Syracuse    59 Reviews

I've lived in Syracuse, NY my entire life. The majority of my family and friends are from here as well. I love the Syracuse sports teams and have done so since I was a  More

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I was born 30 miles from Syracuse,, moved away to travel all over the USA, living in about 8 different cities, then came to live in Syracuse, NY. I have been here for 20  More

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I’ll start by saying I’ve lived here my whole life. I have only lived here but can’t wait to move out. I’ll lay out some pros and cons. Pros: it has a decent downtown  More

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