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Lynchburg, VA vs Jamestown, NY

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Highlights
- Jamestown spends 84.9% more per student than Lynchburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.3% lower in Jamestown than in Lynchburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Jamestown had 4.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lynchburg
 Lynchburg, VAJamestown, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$25,450$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,269  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,818$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.37  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4634573
 Students per Counselor392  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock15.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.1%1.5%
Reviews for Lynchburg    30 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Lynchburg, VA, absolutely SUCKS. I'm a native Lynchburger. I moved away when I was 5 & came back when I was 13. These people can't drive to save their lives. They don't  More

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Over 5 years ago

There is much that I like about Lynchburg. The scenery is pretty, lots of historic architecture, well mannered Southerners. But, it is dominated by Jerry Falwell's  More

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I have lived in Lynchburg for twenty years and I am very happy  More

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Reviews for Jamestown    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

I have lived all over this country and can say that Jamestown is a lovely old city. It has some problems common to small, rural cities in the northeast - lack of job  More

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Over 18 years ago

We have been out West several times and find that we like the wide open spaces. Here in New York the foothills are to close and not enough open  More

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