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Joplin, MO vs Syracuse, NY

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Highlights
- Syracuse spends 140.5% more per student than Joplin.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.5% lower in Syracuse than in Joplin. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Syracuse had 6.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Joplin
 Joplin, MOSyracuse, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,543$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,766  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,960$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.04  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6214573
 Students per Counselor331  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Joplin    22 Reviews

Wow, this content is dated. Here's an update on Joplin: The Joplin community is rapidly becoming an affordable, livable version of the urban lifestyle that offers  More

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Over 10 years ago

Joplin is inexpensive to live in however humidity is through the roof if you have a roof due to the threat of tornados here. Winters are mild but usually instead of  More

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Over 12 years ago

Winter lasts about 4 months and is fairly cold. Mostly cloudy and dreary with very little if any snow. Spring lasts about 6 weeks and has plenty of rain. Summer lasts  More

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Reviews for Syracuse    59 Reviews

I've lived in Syracuse, NY my entire life. The majority of my family and friends are from here as well. I love the Syracuse sports teams and have done so since I was a  More

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I was born 30 miles from Syracuse,, moved away to travel all over the USA, living in about 8 different cities, then came to live in Syracuse, NY. I have been here for 20  More

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I’ll start by saying I’ve lived here my whole life. I have only lived here but can’t wait to move out. I’ll lay out some pros and cons. Pros: it has a decent downtown  More

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