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Jamestown, NY vs Johnstown, PA

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- Johnstown spends 31.2% less per student than Jamestown.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.3% higher in Johnstown than in Jamestown. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Johnstown had 0.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Jamestown
 Jamestown, NYJohnstown, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,507$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,759  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,743$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.72  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7814573
 Students per Counselor290  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%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 Johnstown    16 Reviews

It is a historic city with a booming economy located in Johnstown, PA. In the past two years, crime and drug problems have decreased, and the city promotes arts,  More

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Over 5 years ago

It's a filthy drug thug pitbull  More

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Over 13 years ago

Johnstown is very sceneic. The people are very nice howeever, if you go too far out into suburbia you will find a great deal of ignorance and racism. The down side is  More

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