2025 Compare Cities Education:
Plattsburgh, NY vs Allentown, PA

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Highlights
- Allentown spends 28.9% less per student than Plattsburgh.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 34.6% higher in Allentown than in Plattsburgh. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Allentown had 13.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Plattsburgh
 Plattsburgh, NYAllentown, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,712$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$23,647  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,777$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.22  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5794573
 Students per Counselor199  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Plattsburgh    4 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

hi  More

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Over 14 years ago

Been here 1 year, many many poor people in the area, many people with tattoos, piercings, many smoke cigarettes, and not to clean,restauraunts mediocre at best but a  More

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Over 16 years ago

The city has the North Country Center for Cultural Arts, the being-renovated 1924 Strand Theater, numerous museums including the Museum Campus of the former Plattsburgh  More

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Reviews for Allentown    25 Reviews

Winter in Allentown is alright, mild temperatures, there isn't much snow but there are some nearby ski resorts with artificial snow. In the summer there are some fun  More

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do you like cold and snow? Allentown may not be the coldest place in the country but it gets very cold and the winter feels endless...arctic blast after another and  More

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Over 10 years ago

This is a beautiful place, kept clean by weekly street sweeping. A multitude of parks exist including the exceptional Rose Garden and sports fields, and people use them  More

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