2026 Compare Cities Education:
Burlington, VT vs Queensbury, NY

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Highlights
- Queensbury spends 20.9% more per student than Burlington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.0% lower in Queensbury than in Burlington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Queensbury had 1.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Burlington
 Burlington, VTQueensbury, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$27,283$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,332  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,006$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.58  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4204573
 Students per Counselor230  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.57.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Burlington    32 Reviews

The good: beautiful, safe, walkable downtown, outdoors nearby. The bad: the woke nonsense is overwhelming, winters are long and brutal, dating scene is beyond  More

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Having lived in the Burlington VT area for more than a decade, I wish I would have done my research before relocating. Yes, VT has some great draws- but the cons far out  More

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Over 9 years ago

If your a hippie you'll love Burlington! The grass is green all year round.  More

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Reviews for Queensbury    5 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I’ve lived here since October 2021, and I can’t wait to leave. This place is beyond boring. There aren’t many stores, and the mall they have is a run-down ghost town.  More

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Don't take it for granted. I was born(1980) and raised in Queensbury til 1998. I thought that the Glens Falls area sucked until I moved to Manchester NH. At first it  More

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Over 13 years ago

New York is too  More

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