2025 Compare Cities Education:
Cortland, NY vs Boston, MA

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Highlights
- Boston spends 12.0% more per student than Cortland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.3% higher in Boston than in Cortland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Boston had 1.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Cortland
 Cortland, NYBoston, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$29,396$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$22,379  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,967$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.68  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7174573
 Students per Counselor367  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.6%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 Boston    122 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

health care in the country, plenty of jobs, gorgeous architecture, cool neighborhoods, lots of great restaurants, and always something to do. The beautiful coast, the  More

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I've lived in/near Boston my whole life almost. It has many pros such as a big city feel, extremely safe, reliable train transportation, great food. However any pro  More

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I moved to MA from the country of Georgia in eastern Europe. Then traveled quite a bit in the U.S. Boston definitely has its own flavor. Suburbs offer okay schools,  More

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