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New York, NY vs Porterville, CA

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Highlights
- Porterville spends 22.2% less per student than New York.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 72.8% higher in Porterville than in New York. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Porterville had 16.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to New York
 New York, NYPorterville, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,667$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,855  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,603$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.75  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock944534573
 Students per Counselor2598  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock17.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock69.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for New York    330 Reviews

I'm from the South and the perception I had was that New York was a filthy slum full of sketchy people and crime. I visited it, and it's actually on the other end of the  More

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New York City is crazy Great there are to many things to do and see in NYC for anyone to ever complain about the city other than most Of the population with stacked on  More

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Over 4 years ago

filthy. deplorable. weak character. the people of new york aren't classy, they're not even decent. rude, obnoxious, arrogant, and smug, and to make it all worse there's  More

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Reviews for Porterville    11 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Nobody speaks English... It`s overran by Mexican drug cartels! The best thing I EVER did was get the hell out of  More

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Over 8 years ago

Porterville is a small town in need of employment opportunities. Our crime rates are par with the rest of the US. The 1st generation immigrants are not the problem, they  More

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I moved to Porterville 7 years ago when I moved from the east coast. My first impression was the nice cooler climate with the majestic mountains nearby so it was good  More

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