2025 Compare Cities Education:
Cortland, NY vs Auburn, NY

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Highlights
- Auburn spends 3.8% less per student than Cortland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.0% higher in Auburn than in Cortland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Auburn had 6.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Cortland
 Cortland, NYAuburn, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$25,252$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$22,379  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,560$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.68  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8484573
 Students per Counselor367  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock15.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Cortland    5 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

i was born here and this city is like a real life pvp-enabled zone. god isnt watching  More

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Over 10 years ago

Cortland is a small town geographically right in the center of New York. The population is around 20K and has been the same for decades. Cortland is a typical small  More

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Over 18 years ago

I was born here (but grew up in Syracuse thank god) and moved back when I was a teen. Year after year the city goes downhill. It has went from a city with a trolley car  More

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Reviews for Auburn    3 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

as a child i grew up on the west side.auburn was a lovely place to grow up.my father worked at a local company called ALCO,a division of white motors.sadly many  More

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Have been looking for a year now and find it very  More

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Over 19 years ago

Auburn is a fairly affordable place to  More

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