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Forest City, PA vs Syracuse, NY

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Highlights
- Syracuse spends 20.2% more per student than Forest City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 29.0% higher in Syracuse than in Forest City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Syracuse had 10.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Forest City
 Forest City, PASyracuse, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,543$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$17,827  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,960$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio9.85  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6214573
 Students per Counselor213  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.12.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Forest City    1 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

We came here one month ago to purchase a home. After spending some time here we have decided against it. Everyone around here seems to be on drugs of one kind or  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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