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Niagara Falls, NY vs Washington, DC

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- Washington spends 24.4% more per student than Niagara Falls.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.6% lower in Washington than in Niagara Falls. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Washington had 4.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Niagara Falls
 Niagara Falls, NYWashington, DCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$30,279$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,601  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,354$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.32  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7964573
 Students per Counselor253  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock21.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.3%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 Washington    97 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Living in DC long term brings on a kind of insidious misery. A long, slow, simmering down of any natural optimism or desire for a better future. It’s a leach of a town  More

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Over 5 years ago

Parts are beautiful but alot is rundown and ghetto. They always show the monuments and upper nw neighborhoods but never show hoods across the Anacostia River. Crime is  More

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Moved to DC 40 years ago from Mpls-St. Paul. DC is an amazing town. Downside is people are very competitive, everything is expensive. Great restaurants, foodie heaven  More

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