2025 Compare Cities Education:
Plattsburgh, NY vs Valdez, AK

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- Valdez spends 13.7% less per student than Plattsburgh.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.4% higher in Valdez than in Plattsburgh. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Valdez had 4.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Plattsburgh
 Plattsburgh, NYValdez, AKUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,914$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$23,647  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,195$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.22  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock04573
 Students per Counselor199  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%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 Valdez    1 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

Dont move here unless you work for Alyeska. Everything is so expensive, and the closest wal-mart is 6 hours by car. There is tons of stuff to do if you love winter. But  More

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