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Grand Island, NE vs Watertown, NY

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- Watertown spends 48.7% more per student than Grand Island.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.5% lower in Watertown than in Grand Island. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Watertown had 8.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Grand Island
 Grand Island, NEWatertown, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,632$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,175  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,905$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.03  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4004573
 Students per Counselor382  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
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Reviews for Grand Island    1 Reviews
Abhd · Tulsa, OK
nice town to raise a family
Over 18 years ago

nice for the family but hard to find a good paying job.. the platte river is nice. i would try kearney before grand  More

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Reviews for Watertown    2 Reviews
Ronald · New York, NY
Nice quiet town but many small town issues
Over 7 years ago

I don’t live there but visit on occasion. Very quiet town. Ran into a white out blizzard while driving there that a local tells me isn’t unusual. One minute I could  More

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Jaymes · Watertown, NY
Watertown, NY
Over 17 years ago

As a city primarily filled and flourished with military families, Watertown is a decent place to live. Because of the population influx from military families, the town  More

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