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Glens Falls, NY vs Clifton Park, NY

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- Clifton Park spends 16.8% less per student than Glens Falls.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.3% higher in Clifton Park than in Glens Falls. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Clifton Park had 8.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Glens Falls
 Glens Falls, NYClifton Park, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$22,706$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$21,763  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,993$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.2  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7974573
 Students per Counselor320  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock21.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.6%1.5%
Reviews for Glens Falls    8 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Glens Falls is a very courteous small city. I read somewhere it is the safest city for its size in U.S. Real estate very cheap ( nice 4 bedroom house for under  More

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I moved to Glens Falls in 2009 from downstate, sucked in by their new facade and tempted by the surprisingly low cost of real estate. There's a reason why this area's  More

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Over 14 years ago

I used to seriously dislike living near here. The town used to be falling apart, with no future, and not much to do. It has changed greatly in the past decade, from  More

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Reviews for Clifton Park    3 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

My town is a lovely town, good neighborhood, but this past winter extended over 7 months. That is not good for me; may please others   More

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Over 15 years ago

It's a nice  More

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Except for the winters, Clifton Park is a great place to live. It's situated midway between Albany and Saratoga Springs so shopping, restaurants, recreation, and  More

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