2025 Compare Cities Education:
Decatur, TN vs Syracuse, NY

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Highlights
- Syracuse spends 141.7% more per student than Decatur.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.6% lower in Syracuse than in Decatur. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Syracuse had 10.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Decatur
 Decatur, TNSyracuse, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,543$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,711  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,960$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.71  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6214573
 Students per Counselor526  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.7.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Decatur    2 Reviews

We need more places to eat and buy groceries, we are lossing a lot of sale tax money from people going to Athens and other near by  More

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Over 19 years ago

We need a judge who will quit slapping meth cooks and users/sellers on the wrist and putting them back on the street with little fine or jail time or community  More

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Reviews for Syracuse    59 Reviews

I've lived in Syracuse, NY my entire life. The majority of my family and friends are from here as well. I love the Syracuse sports teams and have done so since I was a  More

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I was born 30 miles from Syracuse,, moved away to travel all over the USA, living in about 8 different cities, then came to live in Syracuse, NY. I have been here for 20  More

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I’ll start by saying I’ve lived here my whole life. I have only lived here but can’t wait to move out. I’ll lay out some pros and cons. Pros: it has a decent downtown  More

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