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Cortland, NY vs Salisbury, MD

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Highlights
- Salisbury spends 35.0% less per student than Cortland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.6% higher in Salisbury than in Cortland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Salisbury had 4.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Cortland
 Cortland, NYSalisbury, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,051$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$22,379  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,429$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.68  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6674573
 Students per Counselor367  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%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 Salisbury    11 Reviews

Elijah · 
Over 5 years ago

I left Salisbury 5 years ago, but a year ago I had some business nearby, so I decides to visit Salisbury, MD for nostalgia’s sake, it was a big mistake. I’ll admit there  More

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Over 6 years ago

I lived in Salisbury for 10 years before leaving and It’s funny that people keep telling me that Salisbury has very little crime, and that it having high crime is made  More

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I am tired of hearing about salisbury having a "high violent crime rate" in these national reviews. It is inaccurate and damaging to property and business owners here.  More

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