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Binghamton, NY vs Williamsport, PA

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Highlights
- Williamsport spends 37.2% less per student than Binghamton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.7% higher in Williamsport than in Binghamton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Williamsport had 3.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Binghamton
 Binghamton, NYWilliamsport, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,232$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$22,458  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,985$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.69  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4324573
 Students per Counselor307  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Binghamton    29 Reviews

Marg · 

Very cool place with loads of popular restaurants (some award winning), hiking, winter activities/sports, fishing, boating, central location -making it SO EASY for  More

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Over 4 years ago

I can't understand the strong negativity, at least not totally. I have been here for a while now and have been (years ago). Back in the big recession there were some  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in this area my whole life-all 23 years of it. Even in my lifetime about half the businesses I remember are now boarded up often with no replacements. So many  More

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Reviews for Williamsport    10 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Mayor Jessie Bloom let the philly crackheads come here for rehabilitation and they did not leave. They brought their criminal ways to the port. This was once a nice town  More

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Over 9 years ago

I have lived in Williamsport my whole life, I am 32 years old, and have been married for 12 years,my wife and I just bought a house in a "bad" neighborhood, and the  More

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Over 12 years ago

the cost of living here in pa has sky rocket here in the last 4 years rents used a 3 bedroom house use to cost 500.00 a month with nothing furnish now it cost 1200  More

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