2025 Compare Cities Education:
Baltimore, MD vs Syracuse, NY

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Highlights
- Syracuse spends 18.0% more per student than Baltimore.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.4% lower in Syracuse than in Baltimore. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Syracuse had 2.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Baltimore
 Baltimore, MDSyracuse, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,543$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,085  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,960$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6214573
 Students per Counselor535  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Baltimore    101 Reviews

Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn , Detroit and the list goes on were all very bad 20 years ago . If you have a chance to visit them now . You'll wish you had moved in to those  More

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Over 4 years ago

Came to Balt a less, ended up balting a more. In all seriousness, its an okay  More

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I've lived in Baltimore, MD all of my life. I remember when Jobs were plentiful, food was to die for, the city was very diverse. After the 80's and drugs entered the  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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