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Bethlehem, NY vs Saranac Lake, NY

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- Saranac Lake spends 16.6% more per student than Bethlehem.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.4% lower in Saranac Lake than in Bethlehem. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Saranac Lake had 4.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bethlehem
 Bethlehem, NYSaranac Lake, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$30,352$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,333  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,335$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.64  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4274573
 Students per Counselor248  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock16.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.63.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Bethlehem    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

The schools in BCSD provide exceptional support for children having special needs in speech, fine motor skills, attention defecit, and other areas. Each child is given  More

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Reviews for Saranac Lake    3 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Saranac Lake is small but great. Great people, decent shopping, with good housing, it's great place to live, if you love the outdoors. It's cold....really cold in the  More

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Over 16 years ago

Saranac Lake is not only chilly but a great place to live. Dr. E.L. Trudeau knew what he was doing when he took a breath of this cold, crisp air way  More

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Small time living in a pristine environment of the Adirondack Park. Year-round theatre, good school system, postsecondary education, world-class research institution  More

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