2025 Compare Cities Education:
Penfield, NY vs Watertown, NY

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Highlights
- Watertown spends 20.3% less per student than Penfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.5% higher in Watertown than in Penfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Watertown had 6.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Penfield
 Penfield, NYWatertown, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,632$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$21,397  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,905$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.78  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4004573
 Students per Counselor265  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.56.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%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

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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

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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

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Reviews for Watertown    2 Reviews

I don’t live there but visit on occasion. Very quiet town. Ran into a white out blizzard while driving there that a local tells me isn’t unusual. One minute I could  More

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Over 17 years ago

As a city primarily filled and flourished with military families, Watertown is a decent place to live. Because of the population influx from military families, the town  More

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