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Oswego, NY vs New York, NY

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Highlights
- New York spends 32.4% less per student than Oswego.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.8% higher in New York than in Oswego. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- New York had 8.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Oswego
 Oswego, NYNew York, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,855$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$22,482  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,968$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.4  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock1003464573
 Students per Counselor269  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Oswego    7 Reviews

Over 20 years ago

Oswego is such a college town!!! Its kind of boring unless you like to drink alot. However, the sunsets on Lake Ontario are amazing, and they never get  More

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Over 20 years ago

In Oswego,NY, The historical sites are very interesting. Fort Ontario was built in 1700's before the revolution war. French, British and United States colonists were  More

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A good place to raise a family. Much of the jobs in the area are from the power plants (they're safe!) and the aluminum facility. There is also a state college and the  More

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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 5 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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