2025 Compare Cities Education:
Johnstown, PA vs Albany, NY

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Highlights
- Albany spends 48.6% more per student than Johnstown.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.6% lower in Albany than in Johnstown. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Albany had 4.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Johnstown
 Johnstown, PAAlbany, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$26,020$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,021  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.54  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7774573
 Students per Counselor401  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.14.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.1%1.5%
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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Reviews for Albany    56 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I live relatively close to Albany, and I gotta say, its a great city. I think it has a lot of good places for food, good living spaces, nice jobs and offices, and I  More

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Over 5 years ago

I’ve lived just outside of Albany in Clifton Park and its always been decent for me. The town is nice and theres a lot to do. The prices are a little expensive including  More

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Over 5 years ago

Good place to retire. Walkable. Young people. Buses. Sidewalks. Feel safe here in Whitehall neighborhood. Plenty to do. Taxes in ny are high,but you get what you pay  More

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