2025 Compare Cities Education:
Elmira, NY vs Brooklyn, NY

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Highlights
- Brooklyn spends 21.7% less per student than Elmira.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.6% lower in Brooklyn than in Elmira. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Brooklyn had 3.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Elmira
 Elmira, NYBrooklyn, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,855$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,026  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,968$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.58  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock1003464573
 Students per Counselor362  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.15.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Elmira    10 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Elmira looks like the armpit of the earth. What happened? This could be gorgeous and has such potential. Heck, you've got Mark Twain's grave here, in a historic  More

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Over 7 years ago

I have been living in elmira for 17 years and it is a great place to live i feel safe almost all the time i run the streets with my friends, go hiking, bike riding there  More

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Over 10 years ago

JUST NEEDED TO SAY THAT ELMIRA IS A DISGUSTING HOLE IN THE WORLD AND ITS RUN BY WILD MONKEES THAT ARE RUDE , DISGUSTING , ILLITERATE AND FILTHY PEOPLE THAT SHOW NO  More

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Reviews for Brooklyn    2 Reviews

Born in Downstate IE East Flatbush. Lived in Bushwick, Brownsville, Canarsie, Crown Heights, East New York and Back in East Flatbush now. If you know Brooklyn you'll  More

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I looooooove Brooklyn! So much culture! So many options of restaurants! So much diversity. It's one of the best places I've been to and lived. Granted, the commute is  More

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