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Houghton, NY vs Glasgow, KY

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- Glasgow spends 61.7% less per student than Houghton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 49.4% higher in Glasgow than in Houghton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Glasgow had 10.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Houghton
 Houghton, NYGlasgow, KYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,941$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$23,705  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,439$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.12  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6934573
 Students per Counselor269  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.70.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
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Reviews for Glasgow    2 Reviews
Mark · Glasgow, KY
Nice place to visit but don't move or retire here
Over 8 years ago

Retired here 2 years ago from Michigan. Less winter but still a lot of gloomy grey days with rain. Had a new house built only to find a very poor work ethic here. It's  More

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wanda · Glasgow, KY
Glasgow
Over 12 years ago

I live here in Glasgow all my life and we do have few bad apples in our city but I cannot say that everyone is like that. I am not like that at all and I know there are  More

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