2025 Compare Cities Education:
Atlanta, GA vs New York, NY

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Highlights
- New York spends 15.9% more per student than Atlanta.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.6% lower in New York than in Atlanta. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- New York had 9.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Atlanta
 Atlanta, GANew York, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,855$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,100  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,968$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.8  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock1003464573
 Students per Counselor397  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Atlanta    318 Reviews

Lots of traffic near the airport at all times. Adds about 1.5 hrs to a 30 min commute. Great food and culture in downtown ATL area.  More

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Honestly the greater Atlanta area is the best place I've ever lived. There is so much diversity, delicious food, shopping, etc. The traffic really isn't that bad if you  More

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Over 2 years ago

I've lived just outside of Atlanta for 22 years and have spent a year deep within the hustle and bustle of the city. It's really NOT that bad. The crime really isn't  More

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Reviews for New York    330 Reviews

I'm from the South and the perception I had was that New York was a filthy slum full of sketchy people and crime. I visited it, and it's actually on the other end of the  More

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New York City is crazy Great there are to many things to do and see in NYC for anyone to ever complain about the city other than most Of the population with stacked on  More

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Over 4 years ago

filthy. deplorable. weak character. the people of new york aren't classy, they're not even decent. rude, obnoxious, arrogant, and smug, and to make it all worse there's  More

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