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Mechanicville, NY vs Raleigh, NC

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Highlights
- Raleigh spends 48.8% less per student than Mechanicville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.2% higher in Raleigh than in Mechanicville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Raleigh had 2.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Mechanicville
 Mechanicville, NYRaleigh, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,618$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,880  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,316$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.47  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8294573
 Students per Counselor360  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.5%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 Raleigh    224 Reviews

I moved to Raleigh in 2018. Before that, I lived in Orange County CA, Boulder CO, South Africa, Northern California, Arizona, and Toronto. I say all this to give  More

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Excellent for a great many people or categories of people. As far as prices: ratio of wage and job opportunity here with housing remains one of the better ones in the  More

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Over 2 years ago

I attended university here in the early 90s and came back around 2005 and never left. I'm surprised at the other negative reviews honestly. Yes, housing is pricey in  More

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