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Miami, FL vs Schenectady, NY

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- Schenectady spends 94.7% more per student than Miami.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 32.2% lower in Schenectady than in Miami. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Schenectady had 7.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Miami
 Miami, FLSchenectady, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,050$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,524  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,638$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.93  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8074573
 Students per Counselor439  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Miami    189 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Great vacation spot with the best clubs and food. Wynwood and the Miami Design District are the best, just be careful at night. Area tends to jack prices up around  More

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Miami is rapidly devolving into a filthy, crime ridden, unattractive extension of Central America and South America. The population is a bunch of rude entitled dependent  More

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Beautiful place, well into the late 20th Century ... clean, safe, fun, peaceful. Started seeing elements of crap, just a tiny bit, back around 1980. Now what changed  More

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Reviews for Schenectady    4 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I have lived in Schenectady for more than two decades, not necessarily by choice up until now. The city looks like it's growing and developing downtown, which is a very  More

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Over 16 years ago

WE have been looking in Schenectady for a few years. We have stayed at the Parker INN a few times in the Presidential Suite. It has what we want. City atmosphere, but  More

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Over 17 years ago

shenectady is a great place to start businesses as well as providing affordable  More

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