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Needham, MA vs Vestal, NY

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Highlights
- Vestal spends 20.9% more per student than Needham.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.1% higher in Vestal than in Needham. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Vestal had 5.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Needham
 Needham, MAVestal, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$27,434$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,734  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,765$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.68  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock13294573
 Students per Counselor308  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.6.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock14.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.81.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree10.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.5%1.5%
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Reviews for Vestal    3 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Vestal is the beautiful, elitist older sibling of West Binghamton (not the first ward, the actual west Bing, near Riverside area). The area is expensive compared to  More

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Over 6 years ago

Very nice area. I live in West Binghamton and Vestal is more like this area, but a bit more pricey.  More

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Over 18 years ago

Vestal is very safe and  More

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