2025 Compare Cities Education:
Herndon, VA vs Syracuse, NY

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Highlights
- Syracuse spends 39.7% more per student than Herndon.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.0% lower in Syracuse than in Herndon. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Syracuse had 0.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Herndon
 Herndon, VASyracuse, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,543$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,085  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,960$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.52  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6214573
 Students per Counselor273  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.49.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Herndon    12 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Seasons tend to be relatively mild. The warmer seasons are extended by 3-4 weeks as compared to the New York Metropolitan Area.  More

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Over 16 years ago

Traffic has gotten out of control the last couple of  More

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Over 16 years ago

We actually live south of Herndon in Oak Hill (Zip Code 20171). The Town of Herndon is incorporated, Oak Hill is not. Herndon is a nice enough city with an historic area  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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