2025 Compare Cities Education:
Penfield, NY vs Troy, MI

Change Cities
Highlights
- Troy spends 44.0% less per student than Penfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 44.5% higher in Troy than in Penfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Troy had 0.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Penfield
 Penfield, NYTroy, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,188$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$21,397  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,754$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.78  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8094573
 Students per Counselor265  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.56.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock21.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.6%1.5%
Reviews for Penfield    3 Reviews

While Penfield, NY is a decent town, it is marred by gun clubs that ruin many quality of life issues, and that issue is unrestrained, destructive, harmful and health  More

   |    Reply

While Penfield is a decent town, but it is marred by gun clubs that ruin many quality of life issues, and that issue is unrestrained, destructive, harmful and health  More

   |    Reply

Over 17 years ago

I was raised in Penfield. Good schools, quiet, very low crime with superb county sheriff, easy commute to anywhere in the county, homes are very affordable, very nice  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Penfield

Reviews for Troy    9 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

, corruption is like  More

   |    Reply

Over 6 years ago

no one ever visited Troy, that writes this stuff,, Troy has a Black out, of any city corruption, most of the elected city are from the same zip code. and the heavy  More

   |    Reply

Over 8 years ago

This is the safest place to live in Michigan. The schools are ranked in the top of both the state and in the US. When our kids graduated 98% of the graduates went on  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Troy


Premium Subscription
Includes Cost of Living compares for child care, utilities, transportation, health, taxes, housing for home owners vs renters, weather, insurance premiums and so much more.


The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

© Best Places. All rights reserved.