2025 Compare Cities Education:
Jamestown, NY vs Bedford, VA

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Highlights
- Bedford spends 46.2% less per student than Jamestown.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.5% higher in Bedford than in Jamestown. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bedford had 1.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Jamestown
 Jamestown, NYBedford, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,689$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,759  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,701$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.72  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6014573
 Students per Counselor290  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Jamestown    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

I have lived all over this country and can say that Jamestown is a lovely old city. It has some problems common to small, rural cities in the northeast - lack of job  More

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Over 18 years ago

We have been out West several times and find that we like the wide open spaces. Here in New York the foothills are to close and not enough open  More

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Reviews for Bedford    4 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

I've lived in Beford county for 17 years and the cost of living is great! I disagree with the person who said the cost of living is high. I bought a fairly new home on  More

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Over 17 years ago

this is a really nice area and friendly folks---but the cost of living and home prices are very high---it seems that groceries are a pricey item all and all you need  More

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Over 19 years ago

Little if any culture other than wals in the woods and visits to D-Day memorial. Elks home theater is only drama  More

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