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Florence, AL vs Niagara Falls, NY

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Highlights
- Niagara Falls spends 114.4% more per student than Florence.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.0% lower in Niagara Falls than in Florence. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Niagara Falls had 0.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Florence
 Florence, ALNiagara Falls, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,345$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,311  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,103$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.35  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9094573
 Students per Counselor349  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Florence    8 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I am a 41 yr old female in search of a new life. I am not running I amj ust trying to find myself some happiness and I would like to know what I can rent there to make  More

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Over 15 years ago

A few years ago, while i was still living in Florence, the local newspaper did an article abt why the young educated people were leaving Florence. In my early 20's as i  More

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Over 16 years ago

we will relocate to Alabama, Muscle Shoals, Florence, Sheffield area.We would like a nice town to live in, where our two kids can grow up and would not cost us a  More

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Reviews for Niagara Falls    6 Reviews

Niagara Falls is a place where we are careful about saying ‘things are looking up’ because we’ve said that before and whatever big project promised falls through or just  More

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Over 15 years ago

Niagara Falls has very high crime and a steady increase in gang activity. Unemployment is very high, there is a lot of pollution and winters are too long. The falls  More

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Niagara Falls is plagued by contamination for radioactive waste and dumping, high crime high taxes and corrupt politicians. One would figure that a smaller town  More

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