2025 Compare Cities Education:
Jamestown, NY vs Durham, NC

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Highlights
- Durham spends 54.4% less per student than Jamestown.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 41.1% higher in Durham than in Jamestown. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Durham had 5.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Jamestown
 Jamestown, NYDurham, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,612$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,759  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,938$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.72  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8084573
 Students per Counselor290  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.0%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 Durham    43 Reviews

I was raised in this city, left for work in the 2010s, and returned in 2018. This city has changed a lot over the years for the better. Growing up there was not a ton to  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in durham for a few years and my experience is coming from someone who has traveled all over the world and has lived in many different states. First things  More

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Over 4 years ago

I live here for my entire life and it has never gotten boring, I love the scenery, nightlife and basically everything here. There is always something new to do and  More

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