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Marquette, MI vs Cortland, NY

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Highlights
- Cortland spends 113.8% more per student than Marquette.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 35.3% lower in Cortland than in Marquette. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cortland had 5.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Marquette
 Marquette, MICortland, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$26,248$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,178  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,833$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.5  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5064573
 Students per Counselor495  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Marquette    11 Reviews

I've lived in Michigan most of my life, but traveled extensively throughout the US, so I can compare Marquette to many other cities. I still long to come back no matter  More

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A nice small affordable college town with a fairly accepting, laid back & liberal vibe, and a town with absolutely gorgeous natural surroundings. A town for Americans  More

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Over 7 years ago

I am not a native from here , so I am not biased. If you dream of having a big house for less then 400k this is your place. Very religious not in a bad way , but  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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