2025 Compare Cities Education:
Niagara Falls, NY vs St. Louis, MO

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Highlights
- St. Louis spends 37.2% less per student than Niagara Falls.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.8% lower in St. Louis than in Niagara Falls. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- St. Louis had 1.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Niagara Falls
 Niagara Falls, NYSt. Louis, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,291$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,601  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,062$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.32  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock36374573
 Students per Counselor253  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%1.5%
Reviews for Niagara Falls    6 Reviews

Niagara Falls is a place where we are careful about saying ‘things are looking up’ because we’ve said that before and whatever big project promised falls through or just  More

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Over 15 years ago

Niagara Falls has very high crime and a steady increase in gang activity. Unemployment is very high, there is a lot of pollution and winters are too long. The falls  More

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Niagara Falls is plagued by contamination for radioactive waste and dumping, high crime high taxes and corrupt politicians. One would figure that a smaller town  More

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Reviews for St. Louis    113 Reviews

I'm 65 and lived here my entire life. Growing up in St. Louis I've learned there is a like to like about it. Lots of first class Hospitals and Doctors, LOTS of great  More

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This is an outsider's perspective on St. Louis. Sometimes a fresh perspective looking in from the outside is helpful. I don't live there as of this writing (Dec 22) but  More

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Over 3 years ago

I have travelled extensively and have lived in several other cities around the country. I chose to live in St. Louis city because it has many big city amenities with an  More

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