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Folsom, CA vs Cortland, NY

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- Cortland spends 72.2% more per student than Folsom.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 53.1% lower in Cortland than in Folsom. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cortland had 3.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Folsom
 Folsom, CACortland, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$26,248$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,484  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,833$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.75  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5064573
 Students per Counselor641  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Folsom    15 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Folsom has the worst air quality of any city in the Sacramento region per Sac Metro Air Quality Management. Do not move there if u have any respiratory issues, or u like  More

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Over 13 years ago

Folsom is a great little town of about 70,000 people. A half hour from Sacramento, an hour and a half from Tahoe, it sits in a good location at about 320 feet altitude.  More

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I think Folsom is ideal in many ways but it shares Sacramento's lousy air quality (1.5 out of 100 per this site). Sometimes it's worse than Sacramento when a smog  More

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Reviews for Cortland    5 Reviews

Over 6 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 11 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 19 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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