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Lake George, NY vs Ballston Spa, NY

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- Ballston Spa spends 16.8% less per student than Lake George.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.3% higher in Ballston Spa than in Lake George. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ballston Spa had 1.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake George

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 Lake George, NYBallston Spa, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student$27,283$22,706$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$21,763$18,880$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$14,006$11,993$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.212.4716.23
 Students per Librarian4207974573
 Students per Counselor320360530
 Grade School Educ.0.8%2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.4%3.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.92.9%93.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.7%15.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.15.9%9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.7%42.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.1%11.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%6.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.7%0.9%1.5%

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Over 16 years ago

I have lived in Ballston Spa for the last year. The Southside of town is very cute, beautiful homes and friendly people. We bought a house on the Northside. I'm not  More

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Over 18 years ago

Lousy climate, as is most of upstate NY: long cloudy periods, long winters, humid. Cost of living high for what you get. High taxes don't buy much improvement to  More

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