2025 Compare Cities Education:
Mechanicville, NY vs Melbourne, FL

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Highlights
- Melbourne spends 52.8% less per student than Mechanicville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 31.1% higher in Melbourne than in Mechanicville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Melbourne had 2.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Mechanicville
 Mechanicville, NYMelbourne, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,715$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,880  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,574$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.47  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8384573
 Students per Counselor360  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Mechanicville    3 Reviews

It's the kind of place where people don't bother to lock their doors. I've lived here almost 20 years and the worst crime related problems I've had is an occasional  More

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Over 18 years ago

I'm 12, and I can tell you, there is nothing fun to do in Mechanicville. The recent addition of a candy store is drawing kids' attention  More

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I have grown up in Mcville as we refer to it as and we used to have game rooms, 4-H, trails to hike and pool halls!! What happen to our city, The teenagers hang out at  More

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Reviews for Melbourne    28 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Moved here from Ohio 3 months ago, trying not to be disappointed, there isn't much to do, its really small and shopping is bad. I wanted out of Cleveland but didn't  More

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I have lived in many areas of this town. It is growing and has a nice selection of older and very new areas. The access to beaches and parks is quick and well kept.   More

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The rating on here is accurate. Crime is rather high. There's shootings and killings constantly. If you're coming from another state, just check floridatoday.com at  More

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