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Media, PA vs Saranac Lake, NY

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- Saranac Lake spends 36.0% more per student than Media.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.5% lower in Saranac Lake than in Media. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Saranac Lake had 5.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Media
 Media, PASaranac Lake, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$30,352$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$17,270  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,335$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4274573
 Students per Counselor323  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock16.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.54.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Media    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Media, Pa has easy access to major highways and the rail system, which makes it easy to get to downtown Philadelphia. Rail takes about the same amount of time but there  More

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Reviews for Saranac Lake    3 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Saranac Lake is small but great. Great people, decent shopping, with good housing, it's great place to live, if you love the outdoors. It's cold....really cold in the  More

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Over 16 years ago

Saranac Lake is not only chilly but a great place to live. Dr. E.L. Trudeau knew what he was doing when he took a breath of this cold, crisp air way  More

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Small time living in a pristine environment of the Adirondack Park. Year-round theatre, good school system, postsecondary education, world-class research institution  More

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