2025 Compare Cities Education:
Perth Amboy, NJ vs Corning, NY

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Highlights
- Corning spends 34.7% more per student than Perth Amboy.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.7% lower in Corning than in Perth Amboy. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Corning had 33.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Perth Amboy
 Perth Amboy, NJCorning, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$29,585$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,112  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,271$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5364573
 Students per Counselor339  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock15.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.13.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.8%1.5%
Reviews for Perth Amboy    3 Reviews

bob · 

Its a place that  More

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Over 18 years ago

The housing cost is very high. Compare to what the average salary is. Most young people cant afford to live by themselves so they stay at home till they marry or have a  More

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Over 19 years ago

It's getting to expensive to live here in Perth Amboy and all of NJ for that matter!! All the New Yorkers coming here to escape their high cost of living is driving our  More

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Reviews for Corning    4 Reviews

Corning NY is a scenic town and one that I enjoy living in. I graduated from college an hour west of Corning so friends and I frequented Corning often. It is a nice  More

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Over 15 years ago

Corning is a nice area in which to live. Unfortunately for me, I am single and the taxes are too high. I am sick of all the salt they put on the roads in winter. For  More

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Over 16 years ago

I have been in Corning for almost a year and I am counting the days until I can go home to Georgia! The people are rude and arrogant. The schools are way over  More

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