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Oswego, NY vs Niagara Falls, NY

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- Niagara Falls spends 12.7% less per student than Oswego.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.5% higher in Niagara Falls than in Oswego. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Niagara Falls had 3.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Oswego
 Oswego, NYNiagara Falls, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,345$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$22,482  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,103$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.4  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9094573
 Students per Counselor269  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Oswego    7 Reviews

Over 19 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 19 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 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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