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Kingston, RI vs Amherst, NY

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- Amherst spends 7.8% more per student than Kingston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.5% lower in Amherst than in Kingston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Amherst had 3.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Kingston
 Kingston, RIAmherst, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,413$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,974  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,129$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.07  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8684573
 Students per Counselor404  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.73.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.3%1.5%
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Reviews for Kingston    1 Reviews
Lynda · Kingston, RI
Old to Townies/New to Gownies
Over 14 years ago

As home to the University of RI, this wonderful place to raise your family, is then great to retire and enjoy so many wonderful extras. Very much woodsy-country all  More

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Reviews for Amherst    8 Reviews
oleg · Buffalo, NY
Good place to live
Over 4 years ago

Safe and friendly town. You are 20 minutes away from anywhere in  More

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Joseph · East Amherst, NY
Safe
Over 15 years ago

Amherst is a safe suburban area where you can live without having to worry about the crime that may occur in Buffalo and in parts of any city in the United  More

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Bp · New York, NY
Transportation
Over 17 years ago

Really glad I found this site as, I haven't found it easy to find honest data on crime rate in our cities. Thanx for the service, Ada  More

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