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Johnstown, NY vs Amsterdam, NY

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Highlights
- Amsterdam spends 9.2% more per student than Johnstown.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.9% higher in Amsterdam than in Johnstown. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Amsterdam had 1.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Johnstown
 Johnstown, NYAmsterdam, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$25,805$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,344  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,263$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.75  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5814573
 Students per Counselor244  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Johnstown    1 Reviews

Johnstown is situated between the Mohawk Valley and Adirondack Mountains. Small City, safe and great place to raise a family. People are friendly and pull together in  More

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Reviews for Amsterdam    2 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Cost of living in Amsterdam is  More

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Over 20 years ago

Old city its nice on a river nice place to  More

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