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Johnston, IA vs Guilderland, NY

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- Guilderland spends 82.0% more per student than Johnston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.6% lower in Guilderland than in Johnston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Guilderland had 0.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Johnston
 Johnston, IAGuilderland, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$26,020$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,894  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7774573
 Students per Counselor362  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.54.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.7%1.5%
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Reviews for Johnston    2 Reviews
Riana · Johnston, IA
Great Schools
Over 7 years ago

Strong National Guard presence and very family-friendly. The library is the best one that I've ever visited. We moved here for the Army two years ago and will be leaving  More

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Callie · Johnston, IA
the cost of living
Over 17 years ago

Everyone here is rich. Really, really,  More

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Reviews for Guilderland    1 Reviews
Katrina · Guilderland, NY
High cost of living, bad weather
Over 13 years ago

We have lived in Guilderland for the last 4 yrs, our rent has increased 8% and even with a promotion for both of us my husbands and my wages have only gone up 11%.  More

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