2025 Compare Cities Education:
Fulton, NY vs Cortland, NY

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Highlights
- Cortland spends 5.9% less per student than Fulton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.9% lower in Cortland than in Fulton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cortland had 3.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Fulton
 Fulton, NYCortland, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$26,248$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$22,482  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,833$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.4  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5064573
 Students per Counselor269  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Fulton    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

I grew up and attended school in Fulton from 1962 to late 1970's. It was a great place to live but the businesses eventually died off and unemployment became high. In  More

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Over 16 years ago

If you like snow and water this is a great area to live. The cost of living is low. You are very close to Lake Ontario, The Fingerlakes and the Erie Barge  More

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Reviews for Cortland    5 Reviews

Over 5 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 10 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 18 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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