2025 Compare Cities Education:
Kingston, NY vs Cortland, NY

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Highlights
- Cortland spends 14.7% less per student than Kingston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.9% lower in Cortland than in Kingston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cortland had 2.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Kingston
 Kingston, NYCortland, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$26,248$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$27,390  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,833$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.23  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5064573
 Students per Counselor320  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Kingston    10 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

I was hopeful after the mayoral election in 2011, which also saw a Democrat elected as Alderman for my area, that the new regime would unite the people  More

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New politics coming to town, huge environmental movement, artist community is very strong, Keegan Ales alone is worth the trip, incredibly inexpensive city properties  More

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Over 15 years ago

I have lived in Ulster County my entire life. The last 20 years in Kingston. The best part of living here is the change of seasons. It is so beautiful in the fall.   More

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Reviews for Cortland    5 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

i was born here and this city is like a real life pvp-enabled zone. god isnt watching  More

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Over 10 years ago

Cortland is a small town geographically right in the center of New York. The population is around 20K and has been the same for decades. Cortland is a typical small  More

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Over 18 years ago

I was born here (but grew up in Syracuse thank god) and moved back when I was a teen. Year after year the city goes downhill. It has went from a city with a trolley car  More

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