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Glens Falls, NY vs Utica, NY

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Highlights
- Utica spends 16.2% less per student than Glens Falls.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.7% higher in Utica than in Glens Falls. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Utica had 9.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Glens Falls
 Glens Falls, NYUtica, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$22,862$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$21,763  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,625$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.2  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5614573
 Students per Counselor320  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock10.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.8%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.  Unlock5.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%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 Utica    11 Reviews

Utica has stabilized after a few decades of rather precipitous decline. It reached its peak population of just over 100,000 in 1960 but began a descent in subsequent  More

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I grew up in Utica and it is a great place to live and raise a family. There is a high immigrant population which has helped grow the city and make it very cultural. The  More

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The food is the best in the country, great parks, a zoo, it's own ski hill and great culture with the Stanley and Museum. Plus it's the gateway to the Adirondacks. I  More

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