2025 Compare Cities Education:
Northport, NY vs Syracuse, NY

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Highlights
- Syracuse spends 18.8% less per student than Northport.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.6% higher in Syracuse than in Northport. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Syracuse had 15.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Northport
 Northport, NYSyracuse, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,543$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$26,965  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,960$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.27  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6214573
 Students per Counselor356  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.59.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Northport    2 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I grew up on LI, and I love living here. Sometimes. But the cost of a small one bedroom apt is $900. And that's cheap! Electricity is about $90 a month. Sales tax is  More

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You can still find jobs here but the options are much slimmer than they used to be. You should plan on traveling 30-40 minutes for work. But the cost of living is so  More

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Reviews for Syracuse    59 Reviews

I've lived in Syracuse, NY my entire life. The majority of my family and friends are from here as well. I love the Syracuse sports teams and have done so since I was a  More

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I was born 30 miles from Syracuse,, moved away to travel all over the USA, living in about 8 different cities, then came to live in Syracuse, NY. I have been here for 20  More

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I’ll start by saying I’ve lived here my whole life. I have only lived here but can’t wait to move out. I’ll lay out some pros and cons. Pros: it has a decent downtown  More

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